POW (Prisoner of War)

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• prisoner of war — noun a person who surrenders to (or is taken by) the enemy in time of war (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑POW • Hypernyms: ↑prisoner, ↑captive * * * noun, pl prisoners of war [count] : a soldier who has been captured during a war by the enemy called also …   Useful english dictionary

• Prisoner of war — POW redirects here. For other uses, see POW (disambiguation). A prisoner of war (POW, PoW, PW, P/W, WP, PsW) or enemy prisoner of war (EPW) is a person, whether civilian or combatant, who is held in custody by an enemy power during or immediately …   Wikipedia

• Prisoner-of-war camp — A prisoner of war camp is a site for the containment of enemy combatants captured by the enemy in time of war, and is similar to an internment camp which is used for civilian populations. A prisoner of war is generally a soldier, sailor, or… …   Wikipedia

• prisoner of war — a person who is captured and held by an enemy during war, esp. a member of the armed forces. Abbr.: POW [1670 80] * * * ▪ international law       (pow, or Pw), any person captured or interned by a belligerent power during war. In the strictest… …   Universalium

• Prisoner Of War — Zug deutscher Kriegsgefangener durch die Ruinen der Stadt Aachen – Oktober 1944 Ein Kriegsgefangener ist ein Kombattant (im allgemeinen Soldat) oder ein bestimmter Nichtkombattant, der von einer gegnerischen Streitmacht während eines bewaffneten… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Prisoner of War — Pri|so|ner of War [ prɪz(ə)nə(r) əf wɔ: ], der; , s [engl. prisoner of war, zu: prisoner = Gefangener u. war = Krieg]: engl. Bez. für: Kriegsgefangener (Abk.: POW). * * * Pri|so|ner of War [ prɪznə əv wɔ:], der; , s [engl. prisoner of war, zu:… …   Universal-Lexikon

• prisoner of war — prisoners of war N COUNT Prisoners of war are soldiers who have been captured by their enemy during a war and kept as prisoners until the end of the war. Syn: POW …   English dictionary

• prisoner of war — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. captive, captured personnel, POW*; see prisoner …   English dictionary for students

• prisoner of war — pris′oner of war n. mil a person who is captured and held by an enemy during war, esp. a member of the armed forces Abbr.: POW …   From formal English to slang

• prisoner of war — noun someone taken by an enemy in war. Abbrev.: POW …  

• prisoner of war camp — noun a camp for prisoners of war • Syn: ↑prison camp, ↑internment camp, ↑POW camp • Hypernyms: ↑camp • Hyponyms: ↑gulag …   Useful english dictionary