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dwt

deadweight tonnage; deadweight tons.
pennyweight; pennyweights.

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Nearby words

dwight, dwight, timothy, dwindle, dwm, dwp, dwt, dwy, dx, dx code, dy, dyad

Definition for dwt (2 of 4)

DWT

1

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

Origin of DWT

1
on the model of DWI

Definition for dwt (3 of 4)

DWT

2

deadweight tonnage; deadweight tons.

Definition for dwt (4 of 4)

d.w.t.

deadweight tonnage; deadweight tons.
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

British Dictionary definitions for dwt

dwt

abbreviation for

deadweight tonnage
Also: dwt obsolete pennyweight
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