a protracted war
1On Protracted War — (simplified Chinese: 论持久战; traditional Chinese: 論持久戰) is a work comprising a series of speeches by Mao Zedong given from May 26 to June 3, 1938, at the Yenan Association for the Study of the War of Resistance Against Japan.[1] In it, he calls for …
2war-torn — /ˈwɔ tɔn/ (say waw tawn) adjective affected badly by a protracted war. Also, wartorn …
3war-weariness — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun : a state of disillusion or depression felt toward the end of or immediately after a protracted war …
4War in the Vendée — Part of the War of the First Coalition …
5protracted — [[t]prətræ̱ktɪd, AM proʊ [/t]] ADJ GRADED Something, usually something unpleasant, that is protracted lasts a long time, especially longer than usual or longer than you hoped. [FORMAL] However, after protracted negotiations Ogden got the deal he… …
6war — war1 /wawr/, n., v., warred, warring, adj. n. 1. a conflict carried on by force of arms, as between nations or between parties within a nation; warfare, as by land, sea, or air. 2. a state or period of armed hostility or active military… …
7War of Honor — infobox Book | name = War of Honor title orig = translator = image caption = author = David Weber illustrator = cover artist = country = United States language = English series = Honor Harrington series genre = Military science fiction publisher …
8Protracted — Protract Pro*tract , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Protracted}; p. pr. vb. n. {Protracting}.] [L. protractus, p. p. of protrahere to forth, protract; pro forward + trahere to draw. See {Portrait}, {Portray}.] 1. To draw out or lengthen in time or (rarely) …
9protracted — pro|tract|ed [ prə træktəd ] adjective FORMAL continuing for a long time, especially longer than is normal or necessary: LONG, LENGTHY: a protracted visit/war/divorce …
10protracted — adjective lasting a long time, especially longer than usual, or necessary: the likelihood of an ugly and protracted guerilla war protract verb (T) protraction noun (U) …
