cwt

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A form of cwt.

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hundredweightshort hundredweightcentnercentalquintallong hundredweight
Less commonScrabble 8

Meanings

cwt1

nouncwt (plural cwt)
  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of cwt. (“hundredweight”).

CWT2

nounCWT (plural CWTs)

plural CWTs

  1. abbreviationinitialismaeronauticsInitialism of center wing tank (a fuel tank located in the fuselage between an aircraft's wings).
  2. abbreviationinitialismmathematical analysisInitialism of continuous wavelet transform.
  3. abbreviationinitialismnumismatic slangInitialism of Civil War token.
proper noun
  1. USabbreviationhistoricalinitialismInitialism of Central War Time.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds

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Broader
avoirdupois unit

nouna British unit of weight equivalent to 112 pounds

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hundredweightlong hundredweight
Broader
avoirdupois unit

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

cwt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cwt

MLA

“cwt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cwt. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cwt,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cwt.

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