GULF WAR

Meaning of GULF WAR in English

war fought in 1991 by British and U.S. forces against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait; war fought in 2003 by US and British forces against Iraq in which Americans invaded Iraq (wherein Sadam Hussein was captured and his two sons were killed)

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GULF WAR — a conflict (Jan.-Feb. 1991) between Iraq and the United States and its allies to expel Iraq from Kuwait.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GULF WAR — ˌGulf ˈWar, the BrE AmE a war which began in 1991, after Iraq attacked Kuwait and took control of it. …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GULF WAR — a war from 15 January to 28 February 1991 between Iraq and the United Nations Security Forces, which included British …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
GULF WAR — война в заливе
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GULF WAR — Война в заливе
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
GULF WAR — Война в заливе
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
GULF WAR — война в Персидском заливе Самая короткая война в истории США, известна также под кодовым названием "Буря в пустыне" [Operation Desert Storm]. …
GULF WAR — война в Персидском заливе Самая короткая война в истории США, известна также под кодовым названием "Буря в пустыне" [Operation Desert …
GULF WAR — война в заливе
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
WAR — I State of conflict, generally armed, between two or more entities. It is characterized by intentional violence on the part …
Английский словарь Британика
GULF — I Any large coastal indentation, similar to a bay but larger. Most existing gulfs were formed or greatly extended as …
Английский словарь Британика
WAR — I. ˈwȯ(ə)r, ˈwȯ(ə) noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English werre, warre, from Old North French werre, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GULF — I. ˈgəlf, ˈgəu̇f noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English goulf, golf, from Middle French golfe, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GULF — (n.) A portion of an ocean or sea extending into the land; a partially land-locked sea; as, the Gulf of …
Английский словарь Webster
GULF — ( n. ) A portion of an ocean or sea extending into the land; a partially land-locked sea; as, the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WAR — war 1 /wawr/ , n. , v. , warred, warring , adj. n. 1. a conflict carried on by force …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GULF — I. ˈgəlf noun Etymology: Middle English goulf, from Middle French golfe, from Italian golfo, from Late Latin colpus, from Greek …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WAR — adj ware; aware. 2. war ·noun forces; army. 3. war ·noun instruments of war. 4. war ·noun the profession of …
Webster English vocab
GULF — noun that which swallows; the gullet. 2. gulf ·noun a large deposit of ore in a lode. 3. gulf ·noun …
Webster English vocab
GULF — [gulf] n [ME goulf, fr. MF golfe, fr. It golfo, fr. LL colpus, fr. Gk kolpos bosom, gulf; akin to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WAR — a state of usually open and declared armed hostile conflict between political units, such as states or nations or between …
Britannica English vocabulary
GULF — any large coastal indentation. A gulf is similar to a bay both in terms of shape and of origin, but …
Britannica English vocabulary
WAR — war BrE AmE wɔː AmE wɔːr ▷ warred wɔːd AmE wɔːrd ▷ warring ˈwɔːr ɪŋ ▷ wars wɔːz AmE \ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GULF — gulf, Gulf BrE AmE ɡʌlf ▷ gulfs ɡʌlfs ▶ ˈ Gulf Stream BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WAR — / wɔː(r); NAmE / noun 1. [ U , C ] a situation in which two or more countries or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GULF — / gʌlf; NAmE / noun 1. [ C ] a large area of sea that is partly surrounded by land …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WAR
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GULF — gulf /ɡʌlf/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: French ; Origin: golfe , from Greek kolpos 'arms …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WAR — n. & v. --n. 1 a armed hostilities between esp. nations; conflict (war broke out; war zone). b a specific …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GULF — n. & v. --n. 1 a stretch of sea consisting of a deep inlet with a narrow mouth. 2 (the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WAR — n. & v. n. 1 a armed hostilities between esp. nations; conflict (war broke out; war zone). b a specific …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GULF — n. & v. n. 1 a stretch of sea consisting of a deep inlet with a narrow mouth. 2 (the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WAR — n. & v. --n. 1. a armed hostilities between esp. nations; conflict (war broke out; war zone). b a specific …
Oxford English vocab
GULF — n. & v. --n. 1. a stretch of sea consisting of a deep inlet with a narrow mouth. 2 (the …
Oxford English vocab
WAR — ( wars) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A war is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GULF — The Gulf is used to refer to the Arabian Gulf, the Persian Gulf and the surrounding countries. ...the Gulf crisis. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GULF — ( gulfs) 1. A gulf is an important or significant difference between two people, things, or groups. Within society, there …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WAR — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a devastating war ▪ It will take a long time for the region to recover …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GULF — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Gulf Stream unbridgeable gulf/gap/chasm etc (between sb/sth and sb/sth) ▪ the unbridgeable gulf between the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WAR
Cambridge English vocab
GULF — (DIFFERENCE) [noun] [C] - an important difference between the ideas and opinions of two groups of peopleThere is a widening …
Cambridge English vocab
WAR — n. Achinese War Algerian War Algerian War of Independence American Civil War War Between the States Civil War United States …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GULF — n. Aden Gulf of Alaska Gulf of Amundsen Gulf Aqaba Gulf of Arta Gulf of Gulf of Chihli Bothnia Gulf …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GULF — n. Any large coastal indentation, similar to a bay but larger. Most existing gulfs were formed or greatly extended as …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
WAR — Synonyms and related words : American Revolution, Ares, Athena, Balkan Wars, Bellona, Boer War, Civil War, Crimean War, Crusades, Enyo, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
GULF — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big , deep , enormous , great , huge , unbridgeable , vast , wide , yawning …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
WAR — INDEX: 1. fighting between countries or armies 2. to fight in a war or be in a war 3. to …
Longman Activator English vocab
WAR — See ↑ WAR 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be at war • ↑ declare war • ↑ go to war • …
Longman Activator English vocab
WAR — n. 25B6; noun the Napoleonic wars : CONFLICT, warfare, combat, fighting, (military) action, bloodshed, struggle; battle, skirmish, fight, clash, engagement, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
GULF — n. 25B6; noun our ship sailed into the gulf : INLET, bay, creek, bight, cove, fjord, estuary, sound, arm of …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
GULF — n. 1 bay, bight, cove, inlet, sound, loch or sea loch, firth or frith, fiord or fjord, Irish lough, Brit …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
GULF — A gulf is a part of a sea or ocean that occurs within a large concave part of a coastline. …
Weather and Meteorology English vocabulary
WAR — 1. сущ. 1) война to ban war, outlaw war ≈ запрещать военные действия, объявлять военные действия незаконными to carry the …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GULF — 1. сущ. 1) морской залив the Gulf of Mexico ≈ Мексиканский залив the Gulf, the Percian Gulf ≈ Персидский залив …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WAR — war.ogg _I 1. wɔ: n 1. война; боевые действия nuclear war - (ракетно-)ядерная война star wars - звёздные войны accidental …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
GULF — gulf.ogg 1. gʌlf n 1. морской залив; бухта 2. 1> поэт. пучина, бездна a fiery gulf, a gulf of fire …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
WAR — war сущ.1) война to ban war, outlaw war — запрещать военные действия, объявлять военные действия незаконными to carry the war …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
WAR — _I 1. wɔ: n 1. война; боевые действия nuclear war - (ракетно-)ядерная война star wars - звёздные войны accidental war …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
GULF — 1. gʌlf n 1. морской залив; бухта 2. 1> поэт. пучина, бездна a fiery gulf, a gulf of fire - …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
WAR — 1. сущ. 1) война to ban war, outlaw war — запрещать военные действия, объявлять военные действия незаконными to carry the …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
GULF — 1. сущ. 1) морской залив the Gulf of Mexico — Мексиканский залив the Gulf, the Percian Gulf — Персидский залив …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
WAR — 1. сущ. 1) война to ban war, outlaw war — запрещать военные действия, объявлять военные действия незаконными to carry the war into the …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
GULF — 1. сущ. 1) морской залив the Gulf of Mexico — Мексиканский залив the Gulf, the Percian Gulf — Персидский залив Despite the Gulf war, …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
WAR — 1. _n. 1> война; ideological war - идеологическая война; war of manoeuvre - маневренная война; in the war а> на …
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