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Meanings of pow in английском

португальский
prisioneiros de guerra
каталонский
presoner de guerra
испанский
prisionero de guerra
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A combatant who is imprisoned by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict.

prisioneiros de guerra

A steamed, filled bun or bread-like (i.e. made with yeast) item in various Chinese cuisines.

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Examples for "pw"
Examples for "pw"
1
Puebla (pwâ'bla) surrendered at Scott's approach, and there he waited three months.
A Brief History of the United States
2
IMPACT is seeking that personal tax exemption limits, and not personal tax allowances, be increased to at least £100 pw for a single person.
The Irish Times
3
PW-HIFU exposure did not result in temperatures above the Tm of TSL.
Pubmed
4
PW: Norwich and Sheffield United, plus West Bromwich Albion through the play-offs.
The Guardian
5
At follow-up, CMS and SF-36 were always lower in the PW group.
Pubmed
1
I should be justified in treating you as a prisoner of war.
Bismarck and the Foundation of the German Empire
2
He was about to become a prisoner of war at the CIA.
Legacy of ashes: the history of the cia
3
I have a Turk who is a wrestler: a prisoner of war.
Great Catherine (Whom Glory Still Adores)
4
He was detained both as a prisoner of war and a rebel.
Memoirs, Correspondence and Manuscripts of General Lafayette
5
His lot as a prisoner of war was an exceptionally good one.
Napoleon's Campaign in Russia, Anno 1812; Medico-Historical
Usage of pow in английском
1
Then the kids sit around their victim in a sort of pow-wow.
The Road
2
Then it's - pow!' He punched his fist into his other palm.
Metro 2033
3
Guess they won't hurt us if they let Juan pow-wow with them.
The Pony Rider Boys in New Mexico; Or, The End of the Silver Tra...
4
And I reckon he was pow'ful enough to back down Sawyer's Dam.
Selected Stories of Bret Harte
5
It's early yet, and it's been ages since we had a pow-wow.
When A Man's A Man
6
It's a pow'ful pleasure to me to see you eat my cookin'.
The Border Watch: A Story of the Great Chief's Last Stand
7
That waz shorely a nice place an' pow'ful comf'table we wuz thar.
The Scouts of the Valley
8
I lay he'd wait a pow'ful long time 'fo' I AST him.
The Entire Project Gutenberg Works of Mark Twain
9
But hit's got to be stronger en mo' pow'ful dan he is.
O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1921
10
Weak an' unstable as water, menfolks are, an' women are pow'ful strong.
Homespun Tales
11
Tom's pow simmered-itseethed-itfoamed yeastily, and slavered like a mad dog!
The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 8 / Negligible Tal...
12
She threw a handful of pink dust at me, and then pow!
James Potter and the Hall of Elders' Crossing
13
Dat li'l tummy o' yourn 'll be pow'ful mad 'cause yo' didn'-
Beverly of Graustark
14
Teams often cower when they see him approach for a little pow wow.
News.com.au
15
The moment our projected freely falling orbit intercepted the ring, pow!
Ringworld
16
Archie and I swallowed breakfast and I had a pow-wow with my brigadiers.
Mr. Standfast
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Translations for pow
каталонский
presoner de guerra
испанский
prisionero de guerra
Pow through the time
Pow across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common