noun
the United States Navy's defense laboratory that conducts basic and applied research for the Navy in a variety of scientific and technical disciplines
• Syn: ↑Naval Research Laboratory
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑agency, ↑federal agency, ↑government agency, ↑bureau, ↑office, ↑authority
• Part Holonyms: ↑United States Navy, ↑US Navy, ↑USN, ↑Navy
Useful english dictionary. 2012.