P.W.D.
Americanabbreviation
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Public Works Department.
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person (or people) with disabilities.
Example Sentences
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"Rotter!" thought the P.W.D. man, almost aloud; but King was not troubled by any further forced conversation.
From King of the Khyber Rifles by Mundy, Talbot
"Don't forget to ask your sister's husband about that chap in the P.W.D.," he called after her.
From Jan and Her Job by Harker, L. Allen (Lizzie Allen)
They ultimately arrived, but the P.W.D. failed to provide a ladder for the lamplighter.
From West African studies by Kingsley, Mary Henrietta
The following case of a tiger ghost was narrated to me years ago by a gentleman whom I will style Mr. De Silva, P.W.D.
From Animal Ghosts Or, Animal Hauntings and the Hereafter by O'Donnell, Elliott
"Is he a lunatic or a relative or royalty?" the P.W.D. man wondered.
From King of the Khyber Rifles by Mundy, Talbot
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