national oceanic and atmospheric administration

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national oceanic and atmospheric administration - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
      n 1: an agency in the Department of Commerce that maps the
           oceans and conserves their living resources; predicts
           changes to the earth's environment; provides weather
           reports and forecasts floods and hurricanes and other
           natural disasters related to weather [syn: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
           , NOAA]