BW

American  

1. bacteriological warfare.

2. biological warfare.

3. (in television, motion pictures, photography, etc.) black and white, as opposed to color.

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BW ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. biological warfare

2. Botswana (international car registration)

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B/W ² British  

abbreviation

1. black and white

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bw ³ British  

abbreviation

1. Botswana

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Example Sentences

Two LPG carriers, BW TYR and BW ELM, carrying a combined LPG cargo of about 94,000 tonnes were sailing towards India's coast, the ministry said in a statement.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

BW Group did so through the sale of 1.6 million DHT Holdings shares from Jan. 8 through Jan. 28 at per share prices ranging from $13.07 to $13.94.

From Barron's • Feb. 7, 2026

Santos said a software issue affecting safety systems on board the BW Opal floating production storage and offloading unit had led to an unplanned shutdown of around two weeks last month.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025

“All crew members are safe and accounted for and there were no injuries or any reports of pollution,” BW LNG AS, the operators of the BW Lesmes, said in a statement.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 23, 2023

"Chinese companies move here mostly to serve their clients who moved earlier," said BW Industrial Development's Chan.

From Reuters • Mar. 16, 2023