"DOW" meaning in English

See DOW in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: DoW [alternative], D.O.W. [alternative], D. O. W. [alternative]
Etymology: Abbreviation. Head templates: {{en-proper-noun}} DOW
  1. (US, military) Initialism of United States Department of War. Tags: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: United States Department of War Synonyms: USDOD, DOD Related terms: USDOW [alternative], U.S. DOW [alternative]
    Sense id: en-DOW-en-name-E2u1NKQn Categories (other): American English, Military, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 74 26 Topics: government, military, politics, war

Noun

Forms: DOWs [plural], DoW [alternative], D.O.W. [alternative], D. O. W. [alternative]
Etymology: Abbreviation. Head templates: {{en-noun}} DOW (plural DOWs)
  1. (military) Initialism of department of war. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: department of war Synonyms: DOD, MOD, MOW
    Sense id: en-DOW-en-noun-hYJ2d-Sb Categories (other): Military Topics: government, military, politics, war

Alternative forms

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