ASW

English

Noun

ASW (uncountable)

1. (military) Abbreviation of antisubmarine warfare.
   • 1996, William Martin, Annapolis, New York: Tom Doherty Associates, published 2010, →ISBN, page 761:

     “You know, I really didn't have much to do with Vietnam. In the summer of 1964, I went to work for the assistant CNO for submarine warfare, Op 02. But that summer, Op 03—that's surface warfare—was developing new ASW strategies.”

Coordinate terms

anti-submarine warfare

• AAW
• ASuW

 

Anagrams

• was, Saw, Was, saw, aws, SAW, WAs, AWS