noun
A military conflict in which the belligerents do not use all available resources or pursue total victory, often with geographic or political constraints.
冷戦時代には、核兵器の使用を避けるために限定戦争という概念が重視された。
During the Cold War, the concept of limited war was emphasized to avoid the use of nuclear weapons.
This conflict remained a limited war rather than escalating into a total war.