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DWT

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


DWT

2
  1. deadweight tonnage; deadweight tons.

dwt

3
  1. deadweight tonnage; deadweight tons.
  2. pennyweight; pennyweights.

d.w.t.

4

abbreviation for

  1. deadweight tonnage; deadweight tons.

dwt

abbreviation for

  1. deadweight tonnage
  2. obsolete.
    Alsodwt 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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of DWT1

On the model of DWI
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Example Sentences

Charity group Seren Dwt said language used in pregnancy could have a "massive impact" on experience.

From BBC

Along with two other mums - Lou Kennedy and Laura Thomas - she set up Seren Dwt, a charitable organisation gifting Welcome Boxes to babies with Down's syndrome across Wales.

From BBC

Yoruk Isik, head of the Bosphorus Observer consultancy, identified the vessel as Kmax Ruler, 92,000 dwt.

From Reuters

Nationally, its population has fallen by 83% since 1970 and there are only 12 breeding pairs in Dorset, the DWT said.

From BBC

Emily Newton, landowner liaison officer at DWT, said the bird, which is the size of a house sparrow and "very secretive and shy", was spotted on the farm a couple of months ago.

From BBC

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