war widow

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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).
    Hyponym: gold star wife
    Coordinate term: war widower
  2. (by extension) A woman whose spouse has been killed in any conflict.

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