National Reconnaissance Office

Definitions of National Reconnaissance Office
  1. noun
    an intelligence agency in the United States Department of Defense that designs and builds and operates space reconnaissance systems to detect trouble spots worldwide and to monitor arms control agreements and environmental issues and to help plan military operations
    synonyms: NRO
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    type of:
    United States intelligence agency
    an intelligence service in the United States
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