What does POW mean?
Definitions for POW
paʊpow
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Princeton's WordNet
prisoner of war, POWnoun
a person who surrenders to (or is taken by) the enemy in time of war
Wiktionary
POWnoun
Prisoner of war.
After his capture he was taken to a camp for POWs.
pownoun
The sound of a violent impact.
After his capture he was taken to a camp for POWs.
pownoun
The sound of an explosion.
powinterjection
Represents the sound of a violent impact, such as a punch.
powinterjection
Represents the sound of an explosion.
Etymology: Onomatopoeic.
Wikipedia
pow
A prisoner of war (POW) is a person who is held captive by a belligerent power during or immediately after an armed conflict. The earliest recorded usage of the phrase "prisoner of war" dates back to 1610.Belligerents hold prisoners of war in custody for a range of legitimate and illegitimate reasons, such as isolating them from the enemy combatants still in the field (releasing and repatriating them in an orderly manner after hostilities), demonstrating military victory, punishing them, prosecuting them for war crimes, exploiting them for their labour, recruiting or even conscripting them as their own combatants, collecting military and political intelligence from them, or indoctrinating them in new political or religious beliefs.
ChatGPT
pow
"Pow" is often used as a term in comic books or graphic novels to signify the sound of a punch or a loud noise. However, in computing and mathematics, "pow" is a function that raises a base number to the power of an exponent. For example, in JavaScript, Math.pow(2,3) would return 8, because 2 raised to the power of 3 equals 8.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
pow
A name on the Scotch shores for a small creek. Also, a mole.
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POW
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
POW
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Pow is ranked #55741 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Pow surname appeared 368 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Pow.
56.2% or 207 total occurrences were White.
21.4% or 79 total occurrences were Asian.
13.3% or 49 total occurrences were Black.
7% or 26 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of POW in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of POW in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of POW in a Sentence
I couldn't even begin to tell you how many, it was rapid-fire, like pow-pow-pow-pow-pow, so quickly. The next thing I knew, there were police cars coming from every direction.
The people have a right supremeTo make their kings, for Kings are made for them.All Empire is no more than Pow'r in Trust,Which when resum'd, can be no longer just.Successionm for the general good design'd,In its own wrong a Nation cannot bind.
It is not strong to insult women, it is not a sign of strength when you insult Hispanics. It is not a sign of strength when you say that a POW is a loser because they got caught. (Arizona Sen.) John McCain is a hero.
All of a sudden I heard ‘ Pow ! ’ there was debris coming down and steam flying. I was covered in mud.
The whole thing has been confusing to everyone, including Stan Lee and the fans, but I am now happy to be surrounded by those who want the best for me, i am thrilled to put the lawsuit behind me, get back to business with my friends and colleagues at POW ! and launch the next wave of amazing characters and stories !
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