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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

Earlier this summer, authorities informed SW about the results of their investigation and asked if she wanted to press charges, said Ventura County Dist.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

Sodexo SW 8.99%increase; green up pointing triangle shares jumped following a strong third-quarter result and an upgraded organic revenue growth forecast for the fiscal year.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 2, 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

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

Icel. bl?m, bl?mi; akin to Sw. blom, Goth. bl?ma,

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

Norse klyft, kluft, Ic. kluft, Sw. klyfta, Dan. kloft.

From Scandinavian influence on Southern Lowland Scotch by George Tobias Flom

Sw., and Dan. ”l, Lith. alus a kind of beer, OSlav. ol? beer.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Noah Webster

Icel. bolr; akin to Sw. b†l, Dan. bul, trunk, stem of a tree, G. bohle a thick plank or board; cf.

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

To confirm the suspected identities of the recovered remains, they performed a range of DNA tests of the remains together with analyses of the DNA from a living descendant, S.W.

From Science Daily Mar. 28, 2024

Just go by its address: 1120 164th St. S.W.,

From Seattle Times Aug. 17, 2023

Two vehicles crashed shortly before 6 p.m. at 1374 Alki Ave. S.W., the Fire Department reported on Twitter.

From Seattle Times Jul. 16, 2023

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

From New York Times Jul. 6, 2021

We had heavy squalls during the whole time; the wind being generally west or W.N.W., but at times nearly S.W., when more swell was thrown into the bay.

From Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 by Robert Fitzroy

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