POW

See also: pow, pow., pōw, PoW, and Pow

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POW (plural POWs)

  1. (military) Initialism of prisoner of war.
    Synonym: (Canada) PW
    Alternative forms: P.O.W., PoW
    After his capture he was taken to a camp for POWs.
  2. (religion) Initialism of place of worship.
  3. (cryptography, cryptocurrencies) Alternative letter-case form of PoW (“proof of work”)

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