PW


  1. Automotive. power windows.

  2. prisoner of war.

  1. public works.

Words Nearby PW

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How to use PW in a sentence

  • More cheroots—more betel for chewing—more fruit—more sweetmeats—then a grand feast—after that a PW, or theatrical play.

  • But a race also is a PW, and so, singularly enough, is an examination or a Durbar.

    A Civil Servant in Burma | Herbert Thirkel White
  • At this the company was much frightened, excepting the card-players, who said ‘PW!’

    British Goblins | Wirt Sikes
  • PW is one of the hardest worked of Burmese words, and represents perhaps the most characteristic feature of the country.

    A Civil Servant in Burma | Herbert Thirkel White
  • Their next meeting was at a PW in Mandalay, on a memorable night in 1897, long after the Myowun had been allowed to return.

    A Civil Servant in Burma | Herbert Thirkel White

British Dictionary definitions for pw (1 of 2)

pw

the internet domain name for
  1. Palau

British Dictionary definitions for PW (2 of 2)

PW

abbreviation for
  1. policewoman

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