shooting war
noun
open conflict between hostile nations involving direct military engagements.
Words nearby shooting war
shooting iron, shooting match, shooting script, shooting star, shooting stick, shooting war, shootist, shootout, shop, shop around, shop assistant
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Examples from the Web for shooting war
But Hengly can turn this world upside down and might even get a shooting-war going before they get here.
The K-Factor|Harry Harrison (AKA Henry Maxwell Dempsey)