单词 | prisoner-of-war camp |
释义 | > as lemmasprisoner-of-war camp prisoner-of-war camp n. (also prisoners-of-war camp) a temporary prison encampment for people captured in war. ΚΠ 1864 Times 12 Nov. 9 The following is an extract from a letter from a Confederate prisoner of war, dated Point Lookout, Maryland, Prisoner of War Camp, Oct. 10 [etc.] 1922 Encycl. Brit. XXXII. 163/1 The inspection of prisoners-of-war camps by the accredited representatives of the protecting State. 1974 Times 12 Oct. 12/7 He found himself in Oflag IHA/H, a prisoner-of-war camp in Spannenburg. 2006 Baltimore Sun (Nexis) 11 Feb. 6 b While being held in Germany, she met..a U.S. Public Health Service physician whose job was to inspect prisoner-of-war camps. < as lemmas |
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