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NAVY SEAL
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• NAVY SEAL (noun)
The noun NAVY SEAL has 1 sense:
1. a member of a Naval Special Warfare unit who is trained for unconventional warfare
Familiarity information: NAVY SEAL used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
A member of a Naval Special Warfare unit who is trained for unconventional warfare
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Navy SEAL; SEAL
Context example:
SEAL is an acronym for Sea Air and Land
Hypernyms ("Navy SEAL" is a kind of...):
bluejacket; navy man; sailor; sailor boy (a serviceman in the navy)
Domain category:
armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)
Holonyms ("Navy SEAL" is a member of...):
Naval Special Warfare; NSW (the agency that provides units to conduct unconventional and counter-guerilla warfare)
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