Poe

Poe  (p), Edgar Allan 1809-1849.

American writer known especially for his macabre poems, such as "The Raven" (1845), and short stories, including "The Fall of the House of Usher" (1839).

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POE

abbr.

1. port of embarkation

2. port of entry

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Poe [pəʊ]

n

(Biographies / Poe, Edgar Allan (1809-1849) M, US, WRITING: short-story writer, WRITING: poet, WRITING: critic) Edgar Allan. 1809-49, US short-story writer, poet, and critic. Most of his short stories, such as The Fall of the House of Usher (1839) and the Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque (1840), are about death, decay, and madness. The Murders in the Rue Morgue (1841) is regarded as the first modern detective story

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POE

abbreviation for

1. (Military) Military port of embarkation

2. port of entry

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Poe - United States writer and poet (1809-1849) Edgar Allan Poe

Translations

POE [ˌpiːəʊˈiː] n abbr

(=port of embarkation) → port m d'embarquement

(=port of entry) → port m de débarquement