cold war

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see also: Cold War

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Noun

cold war (uncountable)

1. A period of hostile relations between rivals where direct open warfare between them is largely undesired and avoided.[1945]
   • 1945, George Orwell, "You and the Atom Bomb", Tribune, 19 October 1945; reprinted in Orwell, Sonia Orwell, and Ian Angus, George Orwell: The Collected Essays, Journalism & Letters, Volume 4: In Front of Your Nose (1946–1950), David R. Godine (2000), ISBN ISBN 1567921361, page 9 ↗,

     James Burnham's theory has been much discussed, but few people have yet considered its ideological implications—that is, the kind of world-view, the kind of beliefs, and the social structure that would probably prevail in a state which was at once unconquerable and in a permanent state of “cold war” with its neighbours.

   • 1951, Daniel V. Gallery, Clear the Decks, 19 October 1945, page 100,

     World War III started on VJ Day as a cold war. It began to warm up when the Russians blockaded Berlin and nearly reached the exploding point in Korea.

Translations

• French: guerre froide
• German: kalter Krieg
• Italian: guerra fredda
• Portuguese: guerra fria
• Russian: холо́дная война́
• Spanish: guerra fría

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Cold War

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Proper noun

1. (historical) The period of hostility short of open war between the Soviet Bloc and the Western powers, especially the United States, 1945–91.

Translations

• French: Guerre froide
• German: Kalter Krieg
• Italian: Guerra fredda
• Portuguese: Guerra Fria
• Russian: холо́дная война́
• Spanish: Guerra Fría

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