noun
the United States federal department that institutes and coordinates national transportation programs; created in 1966
• Syn: ↑Transportation, ↑DoT
• Hypernyms: ↑executive department
• Part Meronyms:
↑Federal Aviation Agency, ↑FAA, ↑Transportation Security Administration, ↑TSA, ↑United States Coast Guard, ↑U. S. Coast Guard, ↑US Coast Guard
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the department of the U.S. federal government that coordinates and institutes national transportation programs. Abbr.: DOT
Useful english dictionary. 2012.