limited war
noun
a war conducted with less than a nation's total resources and restricted in aim to less than total defeat of the enemy.
a war restricted to a relatively small area of the world and involving few warring nations.
Origin of limited war
First recorded in 1935–40
Words nearby limited war
British Dictionary definitions for limited war
limited war
noun
a war in which the belligerents do not seek the total destruction of the enemy, esp one in which nuclear weapons are deliberately not used