prisoner of war

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noun

a person who is captured and held by an enemy during war, especially a member of the armed forces. Abbreviation: POW

Origin of prisoner of war

First recorded in 1670–80

Words nearby prisoner of war

prism diopter, prismoid, prison, prison camp, prisoner, prisoner of war, prisoner's base, prisoner's dilemma, prison fever, prison pallor, prison psychosis

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Example sentences from the Web for prisoner of war

Imagine his astonishment on learning that he was then addressing the very man whom he had hoped to meet as a prisoner-of-war.
In the Shadow of Death|P. H. Kritzinger and R. D. McDonald
He treated the wounded soldier and the prisoner-of-war with kindness.
In the Shadow of Death|P. H. Kritzinger and R. D. McDonald
In my opinion no prisoner-of-war has ever escaped without more than a fair share of luck, and no one ever will.
The Escaping Club|A. J. Evans
The crews were not only trained in prisoner-of-war tactics, but also well supplied with small luxuries.
The Outbreak of Peace|Horace Brown Fyfe

I was at last acquitted, and could return to my lonely chamber not as a criminal, but as a prisoner-of-war!
In the Shadow of Death|P. H. Kritzinger and R. D. McDonald

British Dictionary definitions for prisoner of war

prisoner of war

noun

a person, esp a serviceman, captured by an enemy in time of warAbbreviation: POW

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单词	prisoner of war
释义	prisoner of war SEE SYNONYMS FOR prisoner of war ON THESAURUS.COM noun a person who is captured and held by an enemy during war, especially a member of the armed forces. Abbreviation: POW Origin of prisoner of war First recorded in 1670–80 Words nearby prisoner of war prism diopter, prismoid, prison, prison camp, prisoner, prisoner of war, prisoner's base, prisoner's dilemma, prison fever, prison pallor, prison psychosis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for prisoner of war Imagine his astonishment on learning that he was then addressing the very man whom he had hoped to meet as a prisoner-of-war. In the Shadow of Death\|P. H. Kritzinger and R. D. McDonald He treated the wounded soldier and the prisoner-of-war with kindness. In the Shadow of Death\|P. H. Kritzinger and R. D. McDonald In my opinion no prisoner-of-war has ever escaped without more than a fair share of luck, and no one ever will. The Escaping Club\|A. J. Evans The crews were not only trained in prisoner-of-war tactics, but also well supplied with small luxuries. The Outbreak of Peace\|Horace Brown Fyfe I was at last acquitted, and could return to my lonely chamber not as a criminal, but as a prisoner-of-war! In the Shadow of Death\|P. H. Kritzinger and R. D. McDonald British Dictionary definitions for prisoner of war prisoner of war noun a person, esp a serviceman, captured by an enemy in time of warAbbreviation: POW Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to prisoner of war prisoner, captive, hostage, pow
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prisoner of war

noun

Origin of prisoner of war

Words nearby prisoner of war

Example sentences from the Web for prisoner of war

British Dictionary definitions for prisoner of war

noun

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