NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The United States Navy's defense laboratory that conducts basic and applied research for the Navy in a variety of scientific and technical disciplines

Synonyms:

Naval Research Laboratory; NRL

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Instance hypernyms:

agency; authority; bureau; federal agency; government agency; office (an administrative unit of government)

Holonyms ("Naval Research Laboratory" is a part of...):

Navy; United States Navy; US Navy; USN (the navy of the United States of America; the agency that maintains and trains and equips combat-ready naval forces)

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