"PWC" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: PWCs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} PWC (plural PWCs)
  1. Initialism of personal water craft. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: personal water craft Categories (topical): Watercraft Derived forms: PWCer

Inflected forms

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