war widow
Noun

war widow (plural war widows)

  1. The wife of a person in the armed forces killed in a war (and sometimes in other military action).
  2. (by extension) A woman whose spouse has been killed in any conflict.
Translations
  • French: veuve de guerre
  • German: Kriegswitwe



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