"WPB" meaning in English

See WPB in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-prop}} WPB
  1. (historical) Initialism of War Production Board. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism Alternative form of: War Production Board
    Sense id: en-WPB-en-name-ieM0I72w Categories (other): English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 37 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 40 38 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 38 22
  2. (UK politics) Initialism of Workers Party of Britain. Tags: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Workers Party of Britain Categories (topical): UK politics
    Sense id: en-WPB-en-name-cT6qQRoB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 37 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 40 38 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 38 22 Topics: government, politics

Noun

Forms: WPBs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} WPB (plural WPBs)
  1. Initialism of wastepaper basket. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: wastepaper basket Synonyms (wastepaper basket): wpb, w.p.b.
    Sense id: en-WPB-en-noun-3E7HTzBd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 37 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 40 38 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 38 22 Disambiguation of 'wastepaper basket': 89 6 6

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