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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A woman who marries a serviceman during wartime.
Wiktionary
- n. A woman who marries a man who is on active duty military in wartime.
- n. idiomatic A company or individual whose business is increased by warfare.
WordNet 3.0
- n. bride of a serviceman during wartime
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