Yom Kippur War

noun

1. a war that began on Yom Kippur in 1973 with the attack of Israel by Egypt, Syria, and Iraq: Israel recovered most of its initial losses.

Yom Kippur War

noun

1. a war in which Egypt and Syria launched a joint surprise attack on Israel on the Jewish festival of Yom Kippur (Oct 6, 1973). It ended with a ceasefire (Oct 25, 1973), Syrian forces having been repulsed, Egypt having reoccupied a belt of the Sinai desert on the E bank of the Suez Canal, and Israel having established a salient on the W bank of the Suez Canal

Example Sentences

One example cited by the Air Force official was the 1973 Yom Kippur war, when Israel was attacked by Egypt and Syria.

From The Daily Beast

The war, known in Israel as the Yom Kippur War and in the Arab world as the October War, is considered a victory in Egypt.

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As a result, thousands lost their lives in the 1973 Yom Kippur War.

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“Arik, King of the Jews,” after his conquest of the Sinai during the Yom Kippur War.

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