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dwt

  1. deadweight tonnage; deadweight tons.
  2. pennyweight; pennyweights.

DWT

1
  1. driving while texting: often used as an official police abbreviation.

Origin of DWT

1
on the model of DWI

DWT

2
  1. deadweight tonnage; deadweight tons.

d.w.t.

  1. deadweight tonnage; deadweight tons.
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British Dictionary definitions for dwt

dwt

abbreviation for
  1. deadweight tonnage
  2. Also: dwt obsolete pennyweight
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