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shooting war

shooting war noun: an outright war between military powers.

Noun

shooting war (plural shooting wars)

  1. An outright war between military powers.

Forms of shooting war

pluralshooting wars

Questions about shooting war

What does shooting war mean?
Shooting war means an outright war between military powers.
What part of speech is shooting war?
Shooting war is a noun.
What is the plural of shooting war?
The plural of shooting war is shooting wars.

Words near shooting war in the dictionary

  1. shooting the shit
  2. shooting through
  3. shooting through like a Bondi tram
  4. shooting trouble
  5. shooting up
  6. shooting war
  7. shooting wars
  8. shooting-brake
  9. shooting-brakes
  10. shooting-iron
  11. shooting-irons

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