p o w

1. a person who are captured from the enemy in the time of war, whether in military or naval operation. they called as "prison of war".
   (mike, December 5, 2008, 2:40 pm)
2. is abbreviation to mean ' prisoner of war'. This is a person that is held captive against his will during a war.
   (tasha, December 5, 2008, 2:44 pm)
3. POW is the term given to people who were captured as prisoners during the second world war and are known as 'prisoners of war'. (see: prisoners of war)
   (mashedpotatoes, December 5, 2008, 3:21 pm)
4. P.O.W is an abbreviation which simply mean prisoner of war and it is often used to describe those armies that have been captured on a battle field and are at the mercy of the country that is responsible for the captivity.
   (jossylapel2000, December 6, 2008, 5:25 pm)
5. A Prisoner of War is someone who was captured by the enemy and held against their will for a time until the war was over, or the other country released one of their prisoners in trade.
   (soapangel, December 7, 2008, 4:00 am)