Alternative spelling of interwar

(Greek mythology) A mythological decade-long war and siege, ending in the destruction of Troy, which, as described in Homer's Iliad, was waged by a coalition of Achaeans (Greeks) led by King Agamemnon against the Trojans to avenge the abduction of Helen, wife of the Spartan King Menelaus, by Paris, son of the Trojan King Priam.

A period of hostile relations between rivals where direct open warfare between them is largely undesired and avoided.

opposed to war, or to a specific war

(Internet) A dispute on a wiki or in a git repository where two users repeatedly revert one another's changes to an article.

(Internet) An argument consisting entirely or largely of flames by various parties that serve only to escalate the dispute.

Alternative form of man-of-war

(intransitive) To enter into an armed conflict. / (intransitive) (of a person) To depart, typically from one's home, to join an army at war.

(military, archaic except humorous) A man whose occupation is fighting in wars; a soldier, a warrior.

A combatant or soldier who is captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict.