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Gulf War
Gulf Warn. A war that began in 1990 when Iraq invaded Kuwait and ended in 1991 when a coalition of countries led by the United States expelled the Iraqi army from Kuwait and destroyed much of Iraq's military capability. Also called Persian Gulf War.Gulf War n 1. (Historical Terms) the war (1991) between US-led UN forces and Iraq, following Iraq's invasion of Kuwait 2. (Historical Terms) See Iran-Iraq War Gulf′ War′
n. a conflict (Jan.–Feb. 1991) between Iraq and the United States and its allies to expel Iraq from Kuwait. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  Gulf War - a war fought between Iraq and a coalition led by the United States that freed Kuwait from Iraqi invaders; 1990-1991Persian Gulf WarOperation Desert Storm - the United States and its allies defeated Iraq in a ground war that lasted 100 hours (1991) | | 2. | Gulf War - a dispute over control of the waterway between Iraq and Iran broke out into open fighting in 1980 and continued until 1988, when they accepted a UN cease-fire resolutionIran-Iraq War |
Gulf War
Gulf War: see Persian Gulf WarPersian Gulf Wars,
two conflicts involving Iraq and U.S.-led coalitions in the late 20th and early 21st cent.
The First Persian Gulf War, also known as the Gulf War, Jan.–Feb.
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1980–88, protracted military conflict between Iran and Iraq. It officially began on Sept. 22, 1980, with an Iraqi land and air invasion of western Iran, although Iraqi spokespersons maintained that Iran had been engaging in artillery attacks on Iraqi towns
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Related to Gulf War: Gulf War syndrome, Gulf war 2Synonyms for Gulf Warnoun a war fought between Iraq and a coalition led by the United States that freed Kuwait from Iraqi invadersSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun a dispute over control of the waterway between Iraq and Iran broke out into open fighting in 1980 and continued until 1988, when they accepted a UN cease-fire resolutionSynonyms |