Meanings
nounprisoner swap (plural prisoner swaps)
plural prisoner swaps
- A deal between opposing sides in a conflict, in which each side agrees to release prisoners.
Synonyms: prisoner exchange
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA deal between opposing sides in a conflict, in which each side agrees to release prisoners.
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Chinese Mandarin 換囚 /换囚, 換俘 /换俘
- 換囚 /换囚 (huànqiú)Translations
- 換俘 /换俘 (huànfú)Translations
French échange de prisonniers
- échange de prisonniersTranslations
Hungarian fogolycsere
- fogolycsereTranslations
Russian обме́н пле́нными, обме́н заключёнными
- обме́н пле́нными (obmén plénnymi)Translations
- обме́н заключёнными (obmén zaključónnymi)Translations
Spanish intercambio de prisioneros, canje de prisioneros
- intercambio de prisionerosTranslations
- canje de prisionerosTranslations
Swedish fångutväxling
- fångutväxlingTranslations
Ukrainian о́бмін полоне́ними, о́бмін полоне́них
- о́бмін полоне́ними (óbmin polonénymy)Translations
- о́бмін полоне́них (óbmin polonényx)Translations
- обмін ув'я́знених (obmin uvʺjáznenyx)Translations
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APA
prisoner swap. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prisoner%20swap
MLA
“prisoner swap.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prisoner%20swap. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prisoner swap,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prisoner%20swap.
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