gulf war

Gulf War
    n 1: a war fought between Iraq and a coalition led by the United
         States that freed Kuwait from Iraqi invaders; 1990-1991
         [syn: {Persian Gulf War}, {Gulf War}]
    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 [syn:
       {Iran-Iraq War}, {Gulf War}]