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FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An agency in the Department of Transportation that is responsible for the safety of civilian aviation
Synonyms:
FAA; Federal Aviation Administration
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("Federal Aviation Administration" is a kind of...):
agency; authority; bureau; federal agency; government agency; office (an administrative unit of government)
Holonyms ("Federal Aviation Administration" is a part of...):
Department of Transportation; DoT; Transportation (the United States federal department that institutes and coordinates national transportation programs; created in 1966)