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• BW
  BW

  bacteriological warfare.
• B/W
  B/W

  abbreviation

  black and white
• bw
  bw

  abbreviation

  Botswana

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

BW Group lowered its stake in the crude-oil tanker company to 15,261,181 shares.

From Barron's • Feb. 7, 2026

BW Group did so through the sale of 1.6 million DHT Holdings shares from Jan. 8 through Jan. 28 at per share prices ranging from $13.07 to $13.94.

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 Group and TMS Tankers, which manages the Burri, did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

From Reuters • Aug. 23, 2023

MarineTraffic, a vessel tracking service provider, released a time-lapse video for the incident that showed the Burri turning to port and colliding with the BW Lesmes which was already grounding across the waterway.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 23, 2023