cold war noun
plural ∼ wars 1 the Cold War : the nonviolent conflict between the U.S. and the former U.S.S.R. after 1945
▪ the era of the Cold War 2 [count] : a conflict or dispute between two groups that does not involve actual fighting
▪ the cold war between the party's more liberal and conservative members
▪ the era of the Cold War
▪ the cold war between the party's more liberal and conservative members
— cold–war or Cold–War adjective always used before a noun
▪ cold-war diplomacy ▪ the Cold-War era
▪ cold-war diplomacy ▪ the Cold-War era
