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— Stephen Crane

I looked here;

I looked there;

Nowhere could I see my love.

And--this time--

…

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noun

(usually a mass noun) Lodging in a dwelling or similar living quarters afforded to travellers in hotels or on cruise ships, or prisoners, etc.

“Writers often choose accommodation when discussing complex ideas.”

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prisoner of war

Part of Speechnoun

A soldier or combatant who is captured by the enemy. Abbreviations POW, PW.

In a Sentence

“As a prisoner of war, he was interrogated by his enemy captors.”

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Synonyms

POW

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Related Words

combatantprisonerwarriorfighterwar criminalcontractor combatantwar worker

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