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bt.

1 American  

abbreviation

  1. boat.

  2. bought.


Bt. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. Baronet.


B.t. 3 American  

abbreviation

  1. Bacillus thuringiensis.


B.T. 4 American  

abbreviation

  1. Bachelor of Theology.


BT 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. British Telecom

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Bt 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. Baronet

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

bt 3 British  

abbreviation

  1. beat

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

bt 4 British  

abbreviation

  1. Bhutan

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of BT

C20: shortened from telecommunications


Example Sentences

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Of the ten flats that are left, the largest belongs to his grandson Sir Richard Burbidge, Bt., who was born there and grew up to be the present managing director.

From Time Magazine Archive

The late Sir William Abdy Bt., had for many years devoted his time and money to the collection of valuable lace, such as now can only be seen in the great national collections.

From Chats on Old Lace and Needlework by Emily Leigh Lowes

Bt. 251-8; Gl. 372-4; Gn. 500-509; H.A. 476-92.

From A Greek Primer For Beginners in New Testament Greek by Wallace Stearns

Bt. 248-50; Gl. 313-15; Gn. 492-94; H.A. 337-41.

From A Greek Primer For Beginners in New Testament Greek by Wallace Stearns

Sir Hector Grant, Bt., was good enough for anybody; he need not waste his money on glens.

From Rich Relatives by Compton MacKenzie

Oussama Elsaadi, an iman with a mosque in Denmark‘s second-largest city Aarhus, told the B.T. newspaper that it’s “a good message to all Muslims.”

From Washington Times ● Dec. 8, 2023

In April, a Forsyth principal sided with a complaint, removing “The Nerdy and the Dirty” by B.T.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 19, 2023

This museum has in its collection such objects as wartime correspondence penned by George Washington, a number of historical firearms and flags, and the memorable 1883 painting The March to Valley Forge, by William B.T.

From Slate ● Jun. 29, 2023

Andersen-Lange said the B.T. report referred to a May 8 statement from EMA, which raised a thyroid cancer safety signal for several drugs in the GLP-1 class, including semaglutide.

From Reuters ● Jun. 22, 2023

Opposite the Provost-Marshal, in a house belonging to Mr. B.T.

From The Petticoat Commando Boer Women in Secret Service by Johanna Brandt

BT, the phone company running the boxes, has announced plans to retire its copper-wired network next year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Some have raised concerns about the increased control BT will have over the broadband market as a result of the deal.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

Additionally, BT is shifting from a phase of decline to one of stabilization as Openreach line losses seem to be plateauing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Last year BT reviewed 47 phone boxes in the Western Isles, with 42 eventually marked for removal.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

Instead of toxic pesticides, crops are sprayed with natural substances, like BT, a pesticide made from a common soil bacteria.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan

They found that it resembles the Bt proteins used as insecticides, except it has just two major active parts, whereas Bt proteins have three.

From Science Magazine ● Nov. 16, 2023

Both teams looked for proteins with a novel mechanism that could replace Bt, Anderson says.

From Science Magazine ● Nov. 16, 2023

Remarkably, these fern proteins still affected fall armyworm that were resistant to conventional Bt proteins.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2023

Insects that have eaten Bt toxin stop feeding on the plants within a few hours.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

The ‘diabolical’ sound produced by F and B, a distance known as a tritone, is likewise produced by pairing Bt and E, E and A#, C and Gl>, and all the other possible tritones.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

Begoña's lemon carnaroli rice with pickled ginger, beets and seaweed is a hit, while Sylwia's dish leaves a bt to be desired.

From Salon ● Mar. 17, 2023

He made 11 starts for Kaulig Racing a season ago bt this year went all in with team owner Matt Kaulig and his crew.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 5, 2021

Substitute y = a + bt + ct2 into y′ + y = 1 + t2 to find a particular solution.

From Textbooks ● Mar. 30, 2016

Her method was indirect bt effective, according to Reagan biographer Lou Cannon and White House officials at the time.

From US News ● Mar. 6, 2016

If aq − bp = −1 we obtain the general solution x = bt − cq, y = cp − at, which is of the same form as in the preceding case.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" by Various

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