The Cold War Word Search
This The Cold War word search hides 12 words on a 15×15 grid — the terms and ideas of a school subject. Trace each one with a finger or mouse and it locks in as soon as the whole word is covered. No signup, no download.
Words to find: DETENTE, BERLIN, WALL, NATO, ARMS, RACE, KOREA, VIETNAM, CUBAN, MISSILE, CRISIS, SOVIET.
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The Cold War word list, defined
- DETENTE /deɪˈtɑːnt/ · noun
- An easing of strained relations, especially between nations or political rivals; a period of reduced hostility and improved diplomatic engagement. Related: thaw, rapprochement, reconciliation, easing.
- BERLIN /bərˈlɪn/ · noun
- A historical four-wheeled, enclosed carriage with a curved body and a seat in front for the driver, popular in Europe from the 17th to 19th centuries. The term also refers to certain goods named after the German capital, such as fine wool used in embroidery (Berlin wool) and a type of glassware. Related: carriage, coach, chariot, landau.
- WALL /wɔːl/ · noun
- A wall is a solid, usually vertical structure forming part of a building or enclosure. By extension, it can mean a boundary, barrier, or figurative limit. Related: barrier, partition, screen, fence.
- ARMS /ɑːrmz/ (US); /ɑːmz/ (UK) · noun
- Arms is the plural of the noun 'arm', referring to the two upper limbs of the human body extending from the shoulder to the hand; it also denotes weapons, especially firearms, collectively. Related: limbs, weapons, firearms, ordnance.
- RACE /reɪs/ · noun; verb
- As a noun, a race is a contest of speed or endurance, such as a running or swimming race; it can also refer to a broad category of people sharing inherited physical or cultural characteristics, especially in the sense of ethnicity. As a verb, to race means to take part in a speed contest or to move or cause something to move with great speed. Related: contest, competition, sprint, heat.
- MISSILE /ˈmɪsəl/ · noun and verb
- As a noun, a missile is a weapon designed to travel toward a target, usually under propulsion and often with guidance after launch. As a rare verb, to missile means to miss or fail to hit a target deliberately. Related: projectile, rocket, weapon, torpedo.
- CRISIS /ˈkraɪsɪs/ · noun
- A time of intense difficulty, danger, or uncertainty; also, the decisive turning point in the course of an illness or a situation, when a critical change for better or worse occurs. Related: emergency, catastrophe, calamity, dilemma.
- SOVIET /ˈsɒvɪət/ (British); /ˈsoʊviət/ (US) · adjective, noun
- Soviet means relating to or characteristic of the Soviet Union, a former state comprising much of Eurasia and Eastern Europe. As a noun, a Soviet was a citizen or official of the Soviet Union.
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