CAWS or Caws may refer to: * Caws (surname), a list of people with the name * Central aural warning system, a voice warning system on McDonnell Douglas aircraft and the Boeing 717 * Chicago Area Waterway System, administered by the

Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD), originally known as the Sanitary District of Chicago, is a special-purpose district chartered to operate in Cook County, Illinois, since 1889. Although its name may imply oth ...

Common Arrangement of Work Sections ''Common Arrangement of Work Sections'' (''CAWS''), first published in 1987, is a construction industry working convention in the UK. It was designed to promote standardisation of, and detailed coordination between, bills of quantities and speci ...

, a construction industry working convention in the UK *

Continuous Automatic Warning System The Continuous Automatic Warning System (CAWS) is a form of cab signalling and train protection system used in Ireland to help train drivers observe and obey lineside signals. CAWS has been in use on Iarnród Éireann diesel trains since 1984. Al ...

, a cab signalling and train protection system used in Ireland *

AAI CAWS The AAI CAWS (Close Assault Weapon System) is a prototype automatic shotgun—designed as a combat shotgun— produced by the AAI Corporation during the 1980s. It was AAI's entry into the U.S military's Close Assault Weapon System program. It ...

, a Close Assault Weapon System *

Heckler & Koch HK CAWS The Heckler & Koch HK CAWS (Close Assault Weapon System) is a prototype automatic shotgun—designed as a combat shotgun—co-produced by Heckler & Koch and Winchester Repeating Arms Company, Winchester/Olin Corporation, Olin during the 1980s. It ...

, a Close Assault Weapon System

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