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SW

 
Use SW in a Sentence
1. shipper's weight.
2. southwest.
3. southwestern.
Also, Sw (for defs. 2, 3).

Sw.

 
1. Sweden.
2. Swedish.
Also, Swed

S/W

 
Computers.
software.

S.W.

 
1. South Wales.
2. southwest.
3. southwestern.
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
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short wave  
n.   Abbr. sw
An electromagnetic wave with a wavelength of approximately 200 meters or less, especially a radio wave in the 20 to 200 meter range.
south·west   (south-wěst', sou-wěst')   
n.  
  1. Abbr. SW The direction or point on the mariner's compass halfway between due south and due west, or 135° west of due north.
  2. An area or region lying in the southwest.
  3. Southwest A region of the southwest United States generally including New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, California, and Nevada and sometimes Utah and Colorado.
adj.  
  1. To, toward, of, facing, or in the southwest.
  2. Originating in or coming from the southwest: a southwest wind.
adv.  In, from, or toward the southwest.
south·west'ern adj.
sw  
abbr.  short wave
SW  
abbr.  
  1. southwest
  2. southwestern
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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sw
  1. short wave
  2. Swahili
SW
  1. software
  2. southwest
  3. southwestern
The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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