CAWS
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CAWS may refer to:
- an acronym for the Chicago Area Water System, administered by the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater ChicagoMetropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater ChicagoThe Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago , originally known as the Sanitary District of Chicago is a special-purpose district, chartered to operate in northern Illinois since 1889...
- an acronym for the Common Arrangement of Work SectionsCommon Arrangement of Work SectionsCommon Arrangement of Work Sections, first published in 1987, is a working convention designed to promote standardisation of, and detailed coordination between, bills of quantities and specifications...
- an acronym for the Continuous Automatic Warning SystemContinuous Automatic Warning SystemThe Continuous Automatic Warning System is a form of cab signalling and train protection system used in Ireland to help train drivers observe and obey lineside signals....
- an acronym for the Central Aural Warning SystemBitching bettyBitching Betty is the slang term some pilots and crew use when referring to the voice warnings used by some aircraft systems....
on McDonnell Douglas aircraft and the Boeing 717 - an acronym for the Close Assault Weapon System, of which Heckler & Koch HK CAWS was one