Definition of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

1. Noun. 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.


Definition of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

1. Proper noun. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is a federal government agency dedicated to scientifically studying the oceans and atmosphere. The NOAA is a part of the Department of Commerce. ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration

National Cancer Information Service
National Climatic Data Center
National Convention
National Formulary
National Guard
National Guard Bureau
National Imagery and Mapping Agency
National Institute of Justice
National Institute of Standards and Technology
National Institutes of Health
National Intelligence Community
National Labor Relations Board
National League
National Liberation Army
National Liberation Front of Corsica
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (current term)
National Park Service
National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System
National Reconnaissance Office
National Science Foundation
National Security Agency
National Security Council
National Socialism
National Socialist
National Socialist German Workers' Party
National Socialists
National Technical Information Service
National Trust

Literary usage of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Directory of Federal Laboratory and Technology Resources: A Guide to (1993)
"0298 Office of Global Programs Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Department of Commerce, NOAA, 1100 Wayne Avenue, ..."

2. Endangered Species Recovery Act: Congressional Hearings edited by John H. Chafee (1999)
"The Honorable Terry Garcia, acting Assistant Secretary for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the US Department of Commerce. ..."

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