gulf war   (TTS Sound)

The noun gulf war has 2 senses

• Persian Gulf War, Gulf War -- (a war fought between Iraq and a coalition led by the United States that freed Kuwait from Iraqi invaders; 1990-1991)


• Iran-Iraq War, Gulf War -- (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)