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

All told, there are also more than 1,000 amendments filed, including one to repeal the 1991 Gulf War and 2002 Iraq War authorizations.

From Vox

Launched in 1992, the vehicle deployed in the US’s 1990 Gulf War found a civilian audience.

From Quartz

All of these were also included in the Gulf War I operations but in that case, there were far more included.

From The Daily Beast

And the win was the puniest of the conflagrations, the Persian Gulf War.

From The Daily Beast

In 1991 came hundreds of thousands more Palestinians expelled from Kuwait in the aftermath of the Gulf War.

From The Daily Beast

Lloyd Green recalls George H.W. Bush and his key Gulf War ally.

From The Daily Beast

Admittedly, the rationale for the Gulf War was stronger than the motivation for lobbing missiles at the Assad regime.

From The Daily Beast

We have no more important obligations, especially in the wake of what we now know about the Gulf War.

From Project Gutenberg

The Gulf War reported by the media resembled a computer game or a television show.

From Project Gutenberg

In a way, the Gulf War was truly the "mother of all battles" in that it rewrote the rules on war-or did away with them.

From Project Gutenberg

The Gulf War, despite its success, showed classic limitations in intelligence.

From Project Gutenberg