Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
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]