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D.P.W.

American  

abbreviation

  1. Department of Public Works.

DPW British  

abbreviation

  1. Department of Public Works

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By the time it became home to the Sabres in 1970, the Broadway Auditorium had long since been converted to a D.P.W. garage.

From New York Times • Feb. 15, 2012

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