Standard Lemma guide

erw

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • /ˈɛɹuː/

1

noun

Meaning 1

A medieval Welsh unit of surface area equal to 11664 sq ft, or about 1⁄4 acre.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Welsh acre

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Initialism of enhanced-radiation weapon (“neutron bomb”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Topics: government, military, politics, war

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Acronym of explosive remnant of war.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of

Topics: government, military, politics, war

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Welsh erw.