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Operation Desert Storm
Operation Desert Storm n (Military) the codename for the US-led UN operation to liberate Kuwait from Iraq (1991) Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | Operation Desert Storm - the United States and its allies defeated Iraq in a ground war that lasted 100 hours (1991)Gulf War, Persian Gulf War - a war fought between Iraq and a coalition led by the United States that freed Kuwait from Iraqi invaders; 1990-1991Middle East, Mideast, Near East - the area around the eastern Mediterranean; from Turkey to northern Africa and eastward to Iran; the site of such ancient civilizations as Phoenicia and Babylon and Egypt and the birthplace of Judaism and Christianity and Islam; had continuous economic and political turmoil in the 20th century; "the Middle East is the cradle of Western civilization" |
Operation Desert Storm
Related to Operation Desert Storm: Persian Gulf War, Operation Iraqi FreedomWords related to Operation Desert Stormnoun the United States and its allies defeated Iraq in a ground war that lasted 100 hours (1991)Related Words- Gulf War
- Persian Gulf War
- Middle East
- Mideast
- Near East
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