Meaning

2 senses

  1. The sound of a violent impact.

  2. The sound of an explosion.

More definitions
  • a person who surrenders to (or is taken by) the enemy in time of war

Examples

3 sentences

  1. I was a POW.

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  2. POW stands for prisoner of war.

    ruPOW означает "военнопленный".

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  3. Tom was a POW in Syria.

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Translations

1 languages

Forms

plural: pows
Singularpow
Pluralpows

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a person who surrenders to (or is taken by) the enemy in time of war:prisoner of war

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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