cold war

Noun cold war has 2 senses

• cold war(n = noun.state) Array - a state of political hostility between countries using means short of armed warfare; Array
is a kind of antagonism, enmity, hostility
Antonym: hot war

• cold war(n = noun.state) Array - a state of political hostility that existed from 1945 until 1990 between countries led by the Soviet Union and countries led by the United States; Array
is a kind of antagonism, enmity, hostility