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pow exclamation [ paʊ ]

• expressing the sound of a blow or explosion.
• "Pow! Bombs went off on six beaches at once"
Origin: late 19th century (originally US): imitative.

pow noun

• short for powder (sense 2 of the noun).
• "skiing through fresh pow in really cold conditions is my favourite time on the mountain"

POW abbreviation

• prisoner of war.

prisoner of war noun

• a person who has been captured and imprisoned by the enemy in war.


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