Cervical spine

The abbreviation HWS stands for:

• Cervical spine , the entirety of the vertebrae between the head and thoracic spine in humans and mammals
• Hamburg Scientific Foundation
• Main residence , a place of residence where people primarily live
• Autumn-winter semester at universities
• Hermes Warehousing Solutions , the former name of the logistics company Hermes Fulfillment
• Flood protection , the sum of all measures to protect the life and limb of the population as well as property against floods
• University of Economics, Administration and Social Work , a Swiss university of applied sciences in Bern
• Higher school for business professions , type of school in Austria
• Holographic weapon sight, see reflex sight

This is a disambiguation page for differentiating between several terms identified with the same word.