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pow

1  [pou]
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–interjection
1. (used to express or indicate a heavy blow or a loud, explosive noise.)
–noun
2. a heavy blow or a loud, explosive noise.
3. the power of exciting.
–adjective
4. exciting and appealing.
Origin:
1880–85, Americanism

pow

2  [poh, pou]
–noun Scot. and North England.
the head; poll.
Origin:
1715–25; var. of poll 1

POW

 
prisoner of war.
Also, P.O.W.

prisoner of war

 
–noun
a person who is captured and held by an enemy during war, esp. a member of the armed forces. Abbreviation: POW
Origin:
1670–80
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POW   (pē'ō-dŭb'əl-yōō, -yŏŏ)   
n.  A prisoner of war.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
POW
prisoner of war
The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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