R/W

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right of way.

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In the UK, COTTON CANDY is more commonly known as…

candystring

candyfloss

candypuff

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Words nearby R/W

Ruyter, Ružička, RV, R-value, R.V.S.V.P., R/W, RWA, Rwanda, Rwandan, Rwandan Genocide, Rwandese

Other definitions for R/W (2 of 2)

R.W.

abbreviation

Right Worshipful.

Right Worthy.

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How to use R/W in a sentence

Pray do you know what would have become of you, if I had not bestowed my hand upon R. W., your father, on this day?'
Our Mutual Friend|Charles Dickens
Also they call their river, which we spell Paraguay, and pronounce I don't know how, P-r-w-e.
Birds and Man|W. H. Hudson
The return wire, R W, passes from the copper of b to the zinc of B.
How Two Boys Made Their Own Electrical Apparatus|Thomas M. (Thomas Matthew) St. John
It has been suggested that wel ooo 'weal or woe' should be read instead of the interjection we loo!
Fourteenth Century Verse & Prose|Various

Whenever the tailor muttered and talked in his sleep, Simpkin said "Miaw-ger-r-w-s-s-ch!"
The Tailor of Gloucester|Beatrix Potter

British Dictionary definitions for R/W (1 of 2)

the internet domain name for

Rwanda

British Dictionary definitions for R/W (2 of 2)

abbreviation for

Right Worshipful

Right Worthy

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