NRL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does NRL mean? 

• NRL (noun)
  The noun NRL has 1 sense:

1. the United States Navy's defense laboratory that conducts basic and applied research for the Navy in a variety of scientific and technical disciplines

  Familiarity information: NRL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NRL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The United States Navy's defense laboratory that conducts basic and applied research for the Navy in a variety of scientific and technical disciplines

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

Naval Research Laboratory; NRL

Instance hypernyms:

agency; authority; bureau; federal agency; government agency; office (an administrative unit of government)

Holonyms ("NRL" 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)

 Context examples 

Products that may contain NRL are medical gloves and condoms.

(Natural Rubber, Food and Drug Administration)