Meaning of Pow | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A surname.
2. Initialism of prisoner of war.
   abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
3. The sound of a violent impact.
4. Initialism of proof of work.
   abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
5. Initialism of place of worship.
   abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
6. The sound of an explosion.
7. Clipping of powder (“powder snow”).
   abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, slang
8. Alternative letter-case form of POW (“prisoner of war”).
   alt-of, countable
9. Alternative letter-case form of PoW (“proof of work”).
   alt-of

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Examples

“After his capture⟳, he was taken to a camp for POWs.”

“he'd snuffle round the door till the few remaining hairs on the bald pow of Munro would fair rise⟳ on end⟳.”

“With PoW, as new, unverified transactions become⟳ available or broadcast⟳ to the entire blockchain network, each node that maintains a copy⟳ of the ledger (also known as a “miner”) verifies a set⟳ of those transactions to prevent⟳ so called “double⟳ spending”.”

“The communists demand⟳ the release⟳ of all prisoners detained by Saigon – not only the so-called PoWs. This distinction between “prisoners” and “prisoners of war” is significant since the great majority of the NLF members held by Saigon do not have⟳ PoW status. Until 1965 there was no such thing as a PoW; NLF prisoners were considered common criminals.”

“My Lords, is my noble friend aware that in my opinion Saddam Hussein is very lucky that he has been classed as a PoW? Who decided that he was going to be a PoW and who decided that the people in Guantanamo Bay are not PoWs?”

“Until the late eighteenth century, it was normal to have⟳ ad hoc and often short-term holding of PoWs. But with the development of substantial armies and navies and so the ability to take⟳ large numbers from even a single conflict, the concept of PoW camps developed in order⟳ to manage⟳ the captives.”

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