POW camp

Noun

Meaning

a camp for prisoners of war

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

prison camp internment camp prisoner of war camp brig lockup pen jail confinement dungeon slammer concentration camp prison farm labor camp penal colony correctional institution

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Antonyms

liberty release freedom exception relief liberation

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Hypernyms

camp

Hyponyms

gulag

Examples

After Blondie's recovery, the two leave in their Confederate uniforms, only to be captured by Union soldiers and remanded to the POW camp of Batterville. Source: Internet

After some weeks in exposed areas, he accompanied a scouting expedition in an armoured train, leading to his capture and imprisonment in a POW camp in Pretoria (converted school building for Pretoria High School for Girls ). Source: Internet

After internment in a POW camp Garros finally managed to escape from a POW camp in Germany on 14 February 1918, after several attempts, and rejoined the French army. Source: Internet

An illustration of a POW camp at Kinlochleven. Source: Internet

Because of his weak heart and his excellent handwriting, Schiele was eventually given a job as a clerk in a POW camp near the town of Mühling. Source: Internet

After his first tour of duty, Kelly left the service, but was later re-hired by the Central Intelligence Agency 's (CIA) Special Activities Division (Special Operations Group) for another mission in Vietnam; a rescue operation on a secret POW camp. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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