(figuratively) A proponent of war or military intrusiveness. / (literary, dated) An eagle.

plural of war hawk

(chiefly historical) A blowing horn blown (especially by Vikings and other Germanic peoples) to warn others of an impending battle, and call them to it, or to signal its commencement.

The numerous strategies and tactics available to military leaders during combat.

(US, politics, US politics, derogatory) Political efforts and initiatives to reduce women's rights, especially their reproductive rights.

A style of warfare that involves inflicting harm on civilians and destroying foodstuffs.

(outside the US) The American Civil War.

(historical) A conflict held mostly in the Crimean Peninsula between October 1853 and February 1856, in which Russian troops were defeated to an alliance of France, the United Kingdom, the Ottoman Empire, and Sardinia.

(fandom slang) An intense and sometimes hostile disagreement between shippers of rival ships in a fandom.

A kind of cake made from the limited ingredients available in wartime (typically including little or no milk, butter, eggs, and sometimes sugar).