desert storm

English - Turkish

Definition of desert storm in English Turkish dictionary

çöl fırtınası

English - English

Definition of desert storm in English English dictionary

American term for the Gulf War fought with Iraq in 1991

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Related Terms

Operation Desert Storm

the name given to the military operation that forced the army of Iraq to leave Kuwait in 1991, during the Gulf War

Operation Desert Storm

{i} The Gulf War, war fought in 1991 by U.S. forces and its allies against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait

operation desert storm

the United States and its allies defeated Iraq in a ground war that lasted 100 hours (1991)

Hyphenation

des·ert Storm

Turkish pronunciation

dîzırt stôrm

Pronunciation

/dəˈzərt ˈstôrm/ /dɪˈzɜrt ˈstɔːrm/

Etymology

[ 'de-z&rt ] (noun.) 13th century. Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin desertum, from Latin, neuter of desertus, past participle of deserere to desert, from de- + serere to join together; more at SERIES.