proxy war
A war where two powers use third parties as a supplement to, or a substitute for, fighting each other directly.
Noun
- A war where two powers use third parties as a supplement to, or a substitute for, fighting each other directly.
- With the enhanced insurgent firepower and with Russia steadily raising the number of airstrikes against the government’s opponents, the Syrian conflict is edging closer to an all-out proxy war between the United States...