enemy prisoner of war
1Prisoner 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 …
2prisoner of war — n a soldier, member of the navy etc who is caught by the enemy during a war and kept as a prisoner …
3prisoner of war — noun count someone, usually a soldier, who is held as a prisoner by the enemy during a war …
4prisoner of war — ► NOUN ▪ a person captured and imprisoned by the enemy in war …
5prisoner of war — n. a member of the regular or irregular armed forces of a nation at war held captive by the enemy …
6prisoner 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… …
7Prisoner-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… …
8prisoner 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 …
9Prisoner of War Medal — Infobox Military Award name=Prisoner of War Medal caption= awarded by= United States of America type= Medal eligibility= Military Personnel, US Civilian Nationals Fact|date=April 2007 for= The Prisoner of War Medal may be awarded to any person… …
10prisoner of war — 1. noun A soldier or combatant who is captured by the enemy. Abbreviations , . As a prisoner of war, he was interrogated by his enemy captors. 2. adjective Of or relating to a prisoner of war or prisoners of war. After his capture he was taken to …
