PW

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See also: pw, pW, and .pw

Translingual

Etymology 1

Symbol

PW

  1. (metrology) Symbol for petawatt, an SI unit of power equal to 1015 watts.

Etymology 2

Symbol

PW

  1. (international standards) ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for Palau since 1986.
    Synonym: PLW (alpha-3)

English

Proper noun

PW

  1. Initialism of Publisher's Weekly.
  2. Initialism of Pratt & Whitney.

Noun

PW (countable and uncountable, plural PWs)

  1. (countable) Abbreviation of password.
  2. (Canada, military, countable) Initialism of prisoner of war.
  3. (countable) Abbreviation of policewoman.
  4. (golf, countable) Initialism of pitching wedge.
  5. (uncountable) Initialism of Prussian white.

Synonyms

  • (prisoner of war): POW

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