Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun gulf_war

2 senses of gulf war

Sense 1
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)
       INSTANCE OF=> war, warfare -- (the waging of armed conflict against an enemy; "thousands of people were killed in the war")

Sense 2
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)
       INSTANCE OF=> war, warfare -- (the waging of armed conflict against an enemy; "thousands of people were killed in the war")