noun
( pl. prisoners of war ) ( abbr. POW ) a person, usually a member of the armed forces, who is captured by the enemy during a war and kept in a prison camp until the war has finished
➡ note at prisoner
noun
( pl. prisoners of war ) ( abbr. POW ) a person, usually a member of the armed forces, who is captured by the enemy during a war and kept in a prison camp until the war has finished
➡ note at prisoner
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005