war widow

war widow
a) The wife of a man in the armed forces killed in a war (and sometimes in other military action).
b) A woman whose husband has been killed in any conflict.

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  • war widow — war .widow n a woman whose husband has been killed in a war …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • war widow — war ,widow noun count a woman whose husband was killed in a war …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • war widow — noun a woman whose husband has died in war • Hypernyms: ↑widow, ↑widow woman * * * war widow noun A woman whose husband has been killed in war • • • Main Entry: ↑war * * * war widow UK US noun [co …   Useful english dictionary

  • war widow — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms war widow : singular war widow plural war widows a woman whose husband has been killed in a war …   English dictionary

  • war widow — noun (C) a woman whose husband has been killed in a war …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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  • widow woman — noun a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried • Syn: ↑widow • Derivationally related forms: ↑widowhood (for: ↑widow), ↑widow (for: ↑widow) …   Useful english dictionary

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  • war — n. & v. n. 1 a armed hostilities between esp. nations; conflict (war broke out; war zone). b a specific conflict or the period of time during which such conflict exists (was before the war). c the suspension of international law etc. during such… …   Useful english dictionary

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