gulf war

1. 1.

   a war fought between Iraq and a coalition led by the United States that freed Kuwait from Iraqi invaders; 1990-1991

   SynonymsPersian Gulf War

   Broaderwar

   PartsOperation Desert Storm
2. 2.

   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 resolution

   SynonymsIran-Iraq War

   Broaderwar

Questions about gulf war

What does gulf war mean?

gulf war means "a war fought between Iraq and a coalition led by the United States that freed Kuwait from Iraqi invaders; 1990-1991". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for gulf war?

Close synonyms include Persian Gulf War, Iran-Iraq War. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is gulf war a common word?

gulf war is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.