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NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The agency that provides units to conduct unconventional and counter-guerilla warfare
Synonyms:
Naval Special Warfare; NSW
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("Naval Special Warfare" is a kind of...):
agency; authority; bureau; federal agency; government agency; office (an administrative unit of government)
Meronyms (members of "Naval Special Warfare"):
Navy SEAL; SEAL (a member of a Naval Special Warfare unit who is trained for unconventional warfare)
Holonyms ("Naval Special Warfare" 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)