limited war
conflict in which the belligerents do not expend all of each of the participants' available resources
en-US/ˈlɪmɪtɪd ˈwɔɹ/
en-GB/ˈlɪmɪtɪd wɔːɹ/
conflict in which the belligerents do not expend all of each of the participants' available resources