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• the second world war
• the threat of (a) nuclear war
• to win/lose a/the war
• the war between england and scotland

war

1. a situation in which two or more countries or groups of people fight against each other over a period of time
• the Second World War
• the threat of (a) nuclear war
• to win/lose a/the war
• the war between England and Scotland
• England’s war with/against Scotland
• It was the year Britain declared war on Germany.
• Social and political problems led to the outbreak (= the beginning) of war.
• Where were you living when war broke out?
• The government does not want to go to war (= start a war) unless all other alternatives have failed.
• How long have they been at war?
• a war hero
• In the Middle Ages England waged war on France.
• Her husband was killed during the war.
• More troops are being despatched to the war zone.
• the theatre of war (= the area in which fighting takes place)
2. a situation in which there is aggressive competition between groups, companies, countries, etc.
• see also price war
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/price-war
• the class war
• a trade war
3. a fight or an effort over a long period of time to get rid of or stop something unpleasant
• The government has declared war on drug dealers.
• We seem to be winning the war against crime.
• the campaign for parliamentary reform
• an advertising campaign
• She finally won the legal battle for compensation.
• the endless battle between man and nature
• the struggle for independence
• the struggle between good and evil
• the battle/struggle between good and evil
• the drive for greater efficiency
• a drive to reduce energy consumption
• From today, we’re going on an economy drive(= we must spend less).
• the war against crime
• Workers won their fight to stop compulsory redundancies.
4. in some situations any type of behaviour is acceptable to get what you want
5. to have been injured in a fight or an accident
• You look like you've been in the wars—who gave you that black eye?
6. an attempt to defeat your opponents by putting pressure on them so that they lose courage or confidence
7. a bitter argument or disagreement over a period of time between two or more people or groups
• the political war of words over tax

Extra Examples

• Both candidates have distinguished war records.
• Congress has made a formal declaration of war.
• Every available resource went towards the war effort.
• He fears the violence could spark a civil war.
• He took part in the Vietnam War.
• He was held as a prisoner of war.
• He was wounded twice during the course of the war.
• In times of war, troops were billeted in the mill.
• My grandfather fought in the Korean War.
• My grandfather fought in two world wars.
• Six years of total war had left no citizen untouched.
• The Spartans were persuaded to make war on Athens.
• The US declared war on Japan.
• The United States entered the war in 1917.
• The army had been placed on a war footing.
• The country had just emerged from the horrors of civil war.
• The country has long been a theatre/theater of war.
• The country was now in a state of war.
• The country went to war in 1914.
• The crisis took Europe to the brink of war.
• The government has a $20-billion war chest to fight terrorism.
• The outcome of the war was far from certain.
• The terrorists were charged with waging war against the state.
• The two countries fought a short but bloody war.
• The war raged for nearly two years.
• These aircraft are designed to take troops and weapons to any theatre of war in the shortest time possible.
• They launched a trade war against France.
• Unexploded mines were a big danger to civilians in the aftermath of the war.
• a country at war
• a trade war with the United States
• a war against drug abuse
• a war of liberation
• critiques of the mainstream media’s war coverage
• killed in war
• talks to prevent the war from escalating
• the Greek war for independence
• the Soviet war machine
• the shortage of food during the war years
• the war against the French
• the war correspondent of a daily newspaper
• war between Iran and Iraq
• During the First World War, Flanders was transformed into one huge battlefield.
• Edgehill was the first battle in the English Civil War.
• The US threatened a trade war with Europe after the breakdown of the talks.
• The USA declared war on Germany in 1917.
• The country seemed at times to be close to class war.
• The two countries were at war for eight years.
• When war broke out he became separated from his family.

Word Origin

• late Old English werre, from an Anglo-Norman French variant of Old French guerre, from a Germanic base shared by worse.