Hot War (Noun)
Meaning
Actual fighting between the warring parties.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- The two nations had been on the brink of a hot war for months before a last-minute diplomatic effort averted a catastrophic conflict.
- In the heat of the moment, the opposing forces clashed and a full-scale hot war erupted along the contested border.
- Historians specializing in the 20th century often focus on the hot war that took place during World War II.
- The icy relations between the two superpowers had not yet escalated into a hot war, but the threat was always lingering.
- Nuclear deterrence is credited with preventing several hot wars from occurring during the decades of the Cold War era.