BW

American  

1. bacteriological warfare.

2. biological warfare.

3. (in television, motion pictures, photography, etc.) black and white, as opposed to color.

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BW ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. biological warfare

2. Botswana (international car registration)

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B/W ² British  

abbreviation

1. black and white

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bw ³ British  

abbreviation

1. Botswana

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Example Sentences

Two LPG carriers, BW TYR and BW ELM, carrying a combined LPG cargo of about 94,000 tonnes were sailing towards India's coast, the ministry said in a statement.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

Following the latest sales, BW Group continues to own 9.5% of DHT Holdings’ outstanding stock.

From Barron's • Feb. 7, 2026

Santos said a software issue affecting safety systems on board the BW Opal floating production storage and offloading unit had led to an unplanned shutdown of around two weeks last month.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025

BW Lesmes was successfully re-floated at 03:30 a.m. local time on Wednesday and would undergo further inspections at Suez anchorage.

From Reuters • Aug. 23, 2023

“All crew members are safe and accounted for and there were no injuries or any reports of pollution,” BW LNG AS, the operators of the BW Lesmes, said in a statement.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 23, 2023