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SW

1 American  
Also Sw

abbreviation

  1. shipper's weight.

  2. southwest.

  3. southwestern.


Sw. 2 American  
Or Swed

abbreviation

  1. Sweden.

  2. Swedish.


S/W 3 American  

abbreviation

Computers.
  1. software.


S.W. 4 American  

abbreviation

  1. South Wales.

  2. southwest.

  3. southwestern.


SW 1 British  

symbol

  1. southwest(ern)

"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

abbreviation

  1. short wave

"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
Sw. 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. Sweden

  2. Swedish

"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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“I was shocked to hear not only this man was walking free, but he’d been out of prison six years,” SW told reporters at a press conference Thursday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

Jochen Heinz, an executive from German factory machinery maker SW Machines, cautioned that AI can sometimes make mistakes by, for instance, giving misleading instructions for repairs or incorrectly claiming to have detected problems.

From Barron's ● Apr. 22, 2026

Shares in Sodexo SW -11.10%decrease; red down pointing triangle plunged after the French group reported weaker-than-expected earnings for the first half and reduced its expectations for fiscal 2026 as a whole.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026

SW: Over the championship, he has become Wales' cult hero.

From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2026

At police request, the press printed a telephone number, SW 5-8117, for “stricdy confidential” information that anyone might offer concerning the slaying.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

Sw. bullra to roar, rattle, Dan. buldre, dial.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Noah Webster

Sw. bl”tÐfisk soaked fish, fr. bl”ta to soak.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Noah Webster

AS. bl¾cian, bl?can, to grow pale; akin to Icel. bleikja, Sw. bleka, Dan. blege, D. bleeken, G. bleichen, AS. bl¾c pale.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Noah Webster

Dan. plire to blink, Sw. plira to twinkle, wink, LG. plieren; perh. from the same root as E. blink.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Noah Webster

Dan. blot bare, naked, Sw. blott, d. bloot, G. bloss, and perh.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Noah Webster

"Our data confirmed the identities of the three sets of remains, and we furthermore resolved which male was the direct ancestor of S.W. Washington, the living descendant," Marshall said.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 28, 2024

For some reason, the package was delivered to the same address except it was delivered to S.W. not S., their house not mine.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 19, 2023

Public Health – Seattle & King County is still operating a drive-thru site with Health Point six days a week in Renton at 805 S.W. 10th St.

From Seattle Times ● May 17, 2022

“Of course I don’t want to see violence,” said S.W.

From New York Times ● Jul. 6, 2021

A letter from Sir Edward Grey concerning the negotiations sheds important light upon the British attitude: Foreign Office, London, S.W.

From Under Four Administrations From Cleveland to Taft by Oscar S. Straus

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