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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

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

SW: Thomas Ramos has been the top points scorer four years in a row now in the Six Nations.

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

O. N. skuggi, shade, Norse skugge, to shade, Sw. skugga, sb.,

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

O. N. skilja, separate, O. Dan. skiliæ, Norse, skilja, Dan. skille, Sw. dial. skila.

From Scandinavian influence on Southern Lowland Scotch by George Tobias Flom

The Sw. slägd corresponds perfectly in form but not in meaning.

From Scandinavian influence on Southern Lowland Scotch by George Tobias Flom

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

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

The White Center location is at 9600 15th Ave. S.W.

From Seattle Times Sep. 8, 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

In less than half an hour it had diminished to a strong S.W. gale, which lasted during the night.

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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