a war fought between Iraq and a coalition led by the United States that freed Kuwait from Iraqi invaders; 1990-1991
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
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The Gulf War has sapped Iraqi vitality badly. 海湾战争使伊拉克大伤元气。
The United States entered the gulf war on the side of Kuwait. 美国参加海湾战争以支持科威特。