"ERW" meaning in English

See ERW in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: ERWs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} ERW (plural ERWs)
  1. (military) Initialism of enhanced-radiation weapon. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: enhanced-radiation weapon Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-ERW-en-noun-I7P4-Zb4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 35 Topics: government, military, politics, war
  2. (military) Acronym of explosive remnant of war. Tags: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of Alternative form of: explosive remnant of war Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-ERW-en-noun-n~JPOwSQ Topics: government, military, politics, war

Inflected forms

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