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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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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

The SW London Stargazers Meetup group is also planning an eclipse watch in Tooting Bec.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 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

O. N. þittr, tight, close, Norse, tett or titt, Dan. tæt, Sw. tät, close together, tight, Eng. dial. theet.

From Scandinavian influence on Southern Lowland Scotch by George Tobias Flom

Icel. blotna to become soft, blautr soft, wet, Sw. bl”t soft, bl”ta to soak; akin to G. bloss bare, and AS. ble t wretched; or perh. fr. root of Eng. 5th blow.

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

Icel. bylgja billow, Dan. b”lge, Sw. b”lja; akin to MHG. bulge billow, bag, and to E. bulge.

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

Icel. b?ti exchange, barter, Sw. byte barter, booty, Dan. bytte; akin to D. buit booty, G. beute, and fr.

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

Examples from Danish dialects or Swedish dialects are given as Dan. dial. or Sw. dial.

From Scandinavian influence on Southern Lowland Scotch by George Tobias Flom

Burien Town Square, 480 S.W. 152nd St., Burien; times vary; free festival; brunch and bingo tickets start at $15; all ages.

From Seattle Times ● May 31, 2024

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

Over the coming weeks, the clinic at the Neighborhood House, 6400 Sylvan Way S.W., will operate on most Fridays from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and on most Saturdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 26, 2021

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

From New York Times ● Jul. 6, 2021

Judah was in touch with a general rising in S.W.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various

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