Gulf War

noun

1. a conflict (Jan.–Feb. 1991) between Iraq and the United States and its allies to expel Iraq from Kuwait.

Gulf War

noun

1. the war (1991) between US-led UN forces and Iraq, following Iraq's invasion of Kuwait
2. See Iran-Iraq War

Example Sentences

He saw active service in Northern Ireland, served in a peacekeeping mission in Cyprus, and as a liaison officer in the Gulf War.

From BBC

Two years later, he told Howard Stern that he backed a U.S. invasion, lamenting only that it hadn’t been “done correctly” during the first Gulf War.

From Salon

The story mode is set in the 1990s and part of the Gulf War, with the game reportedly being banned in Kuwait as a result.

From BBC

Work started on the system after the First Gulf War in 1991, when Iraq fired dozens of Soviet-made Scud missiles into Israel.

From BBC

We already knew that the upcoming Black Ops 6 will be set during the First Gulf War of the 1990s.

From BBC