ALL meanings of prisoner of war
pris·on·er of war
P p - noun prisoner of war a person who is captured and held by an enemy during war, especially a member of the armed forces. Abbreviation: POW. 1
- countable noun prisoner of war 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. 0
- noun prisoner of war a person, esp a serviceman, captured by an enemy in time of war 0
- noun prisoner of war a member of the regular or irregular armed forces of a nation at war held captive by the enemy 0