SW

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abbreviation

shipper's weight.

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Also Sw (for defs. 2, 3) .

Other definitions for SW (2 of 4)

Sw.

or Swed

abbreviation

Sweden.

Swedish.

Other definitions for SW (3 of 4)

S/W

abbreviation Computers.

software.

Other definitions for SW (4 of 4)

S.W.

abbreviation

South Wales.

southwest.

southwestern.

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How to use SW in a sentence

It was formerly spelled s-v-a-s-t-i-c-a and s-u-a-s-t-i-k-a, but the later spelling, both English and French, is s-w-a-s-t-i-k-a.
The Swastika|Thomas Wilson
We still stand to win if we have the nerve to hold on—in which event P. S-W.
Empire Builders|Francis Lynde
What remained was only a matter of routine, provided the P. S-W.
Empire Builders|Francis Lynde
Brewster was the man, but he has too many other and bigger irons in the fire to care much about P. S-W.
Empire Builders|Francis Lynde

The owners, keen to make a killing out of the railroad company, threatened injunctions if the P. S-W.
Empire Builders|Francis Lynde

British Dictionary definitions for SW (1 of 2)

symbol for

southwest(ern)

abbreviation for

short wave

British Dictionary definitions for SW (2 of 2)

Sw.

abbreviation for

Sweden

Swedish

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