Swat

Swat or SWAT may refer to:

• Nouns proper:

1. The Swat River in northern Pakistan.
2. The district of Swat in the basin of the Swat River.
3. The former princely state of Swat in in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan.

• Meanings of the word "Swat" in English:

1. a hard stroke, hit or blow, e.g. as part of a spanking, as in trading swats
2. the related verb to swat means to beat off, e.g. insects, as with a flat instrument hence named Fly swatter

• SWAT (Special Weapons and Tactics) team; hence also, in fiction:

1. SWAT, a series of videogames where the player assumes the role of a SWAT team member
2. S.W.A.T. (TV Series), a 1970's TV series
3. S.W.A.T. (movie), a 2003 movie based on the series
4. SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron, an animated series
5. E-Swat, a Sega System 16 video game

• Students Working Against Tobacco
• SWAT (SAMBA Web Administration Tool), a tool for configuring SAMBA
• Swarthmore College

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