English Explanatory Dictionary

war widow

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

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

Word forms

war widow war widows

Related words

war orphan military widow war bride

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