actual fighting between the warring parties
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
a legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by official declaration during which the international rules of war apply
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense
extended meanings; especially of psychological heat; marked by intensity or vehemence especially of passion or enthusiasm
an active struggle between competing entities
