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

I would have ended up as a soldier during Desert Storm and the Second Gulf War.

From Los Angeles Times

Following the Gulf War of 1990-91, when Iraqi missiles hit Tel Aviv and Haifa, the Israeli government mandated that all new residential buildings must contain a reinforced safe room, or Mamad, as they are known.

From BBC

He was already a media star in the U.S., familiar to CNN viewers as an Israeli government spokesman during and after the first Gulf War.

From Salon

Marine Corps and was part of Operation Desert Storm in the first Gulf War, stepped outside to return to work.

From Los Angeles Times

Just compare Hegseth to Trump’s first Defense secretary, James N. Mattis, a four-star Marine general, commander in the Persian Gulf War, Afghanistan and Iraq and, out of combat, a top Pentagon official.

From Los Angeles Times