the waging of armed conflict against an enemy; thousands of people were killed in the war
[ Syn: warfare ]
a legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by official declaration during which the international rules of war apply; war was declared in November but actual fighting did not begin until the following spring
[ Syn: state of war ]
an active struggle between competing entities; a price war; a war of wits; diplomatic warfare
[ Syn: warfare ]
a concerted campaign to end something that is injurious; the war on poverty; the war against crime'
war (n.)
make or wage war