a United States Air Force defense laboratory responsible for discovering and developing and integrating fighting technologies for aerospace forces

a United States defense laboratory to conduct research in high-performance computing for defense technology applications; a partnership of government and university and industry

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

a defense laboratory of the Criminal Investigation Command; the United States Army's primary forensic laboratory in support of criminal intelligence

a former United States executive agency that was responsible for developing atomic bombs during World War II

an expedition sent by Thomas Jefferson to explore the northwestern territories of the United States; led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark; traveled from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River from 1803 to 1806

the independent state that the Tamil Tigers have fought for

an ancient city state on the north African coast near modern Tunis; founded by Phoenicians; destroyed and rebuilt by Romans; razed by Arabs in 697

a local unit of the Ku Klux Klan

a unit with administrative responsibilities

a unit of firefighters including their equipment

a social unit living together

the part of a post office that handles mail for persons who call for it

a subsidiary organ of government created for a special purpose

a hospital unit staffed and equipped to provide intensive care

an organization that is a member of another organization (especially a state that belongs to a group of nations)

a unit that is part of some military service

a semipermanent unit created to carry out a continuing task

a cooperative unit (especially in sports)

a unit of 8 to 10 cub scouts

an organized group of workmen

a group of people (often temporary) having a common purpose

the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)

a unit of Girl or Boy Scouts

any cohesive unit such as a military company

a subversive group that supports the enemy and engages in espionage or sabotage; an enemy in your midst

a unit with political responsibilities

one of two or more contesting groups

a group of people working together temporarily until some goal is achieved

a family in which the parents have separated or divorced

a family consisting of parents and their children and grandparents of a marital partner

a family consisting of the nuclear family and their blood relatives

the family of a fosterling

a household in which an orphaned or delinquent child is placed (usually by a social-service agency)

a small military force that serves as a first line of defense; if they become engaged in hostilities it will trigger the intervention of stronger military forces

a group of elite soldiers or a leadership group of advisors or workers in an organization

a unit composed of the pitcher and catcher

a hospital unit specially staffed and equipped to treat patients with serious cardiac problems

household for three; an arrangement where a married couple and a lover of one of them live together while sharing sexual relations

a mobile group of trained people (police or executives or officials) able to move quickly in the case of emergencies

a team that plays in a major league

a team that plays in a minor league

a team that plays baseball

a team that plays basketball

a team that plays football

a team that plays ice hockey

a college or university team that competes at a level below the varsity team

a team representing a college or university

a squad of players that are available either individually or as a team to relieve or replace the players who started the game

a small squad of policemen trained to deal with a particular kind of crime

a team considered to be the best of its class

the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score

(sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring

a board of the British government that administers and collects major direct taxes

an intensive care unit designed with special equipment to care for premature or seriously ill newborn

the official cartography agency of the British government

a politically organized body of people under a single government

a political entity in Europe that began with the papal coronation of Otto I as the first emperor in 962 and lasted until 1806 when it was dissolved by Napoleon

a military unit or region under the control of a single officer

an opposing military force

a temporary military unit formed to accomplish a particular objective

a military unit that is part of an army

a military unit that is part of a navy

a military unit that is part of the airforce

a military unit consisting of armored fighting vehicles

a military force of Muslim guerilla warriors engaged in a jihad

a team of assassins

a small team of policemen working as part of a police platoon

a military unit serving to protect some place or person

a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time

an administrative unit in government or business

a team that plays in a little league

a crew of workers selected for a particular task

a gang of convicts chained together

the crew of technicians and mechanics who service aircraft on the ground

a gang of road workers

a work crew assigned to a section of a railroad

crew of workers who move scenery or handle properties in a theatrical production

a large military unit

a body of troops arranged in a line

a body of troops in close array

the crew of an aircraft

the crew of a merchant vessel

the team of men manning a racing shell

an agency of the United Nations

a political unit formed from previously independent people or organizations

a body serving in an administrative capacity

combines the Gaza Strip and the West Bank under a political unit with limited autonomy and a police force; created in 1993 by an agreement between Israel and the PLO

an administrative unit responsible for maintaining records and other secretarial duties; especially for international organizations

a special group delegated to consider some matter

an administrative unit of government

a unit responsible for gathering and interpreting information about an enemy

an international administrative unit responsible for law enforcement

formerly Iraq's elite military unit whose primary role was to protect the government in Baghdad

the clandestine military wing of the Jewish leadership during the British rule over the mandate of Palestine from 1920 to 1948; became the basis for the Israeli defense force

the ground and air and naval forces of Israel

a public administrative unit given responsibility for the renovation of blighted urban areas

a governmental agency that regulates businesses in the public interest

an administrative unit responsible for gathering and interpreting meteorological data for weather study and forecasts

an office that finds suitable employment for applicants

a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement

an association of neighboring states or tribes in ancient Greece; established originally to defend a common religious center

a political unit with extreme and fanatical views

a political unit organized to promote revolution

a group of people who try actively to influence legislation

civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army

an amphibious military unit trained for raids into enemy territory

a temporary military unit

(plural) a military unit consisting of a commander and the headquarters staff

an organized group of people undertaking a journey for a particular purpose

the leading military unit in an attack

an administrative unit responsible for social work concerned with the welfare and vocational training of children

an administrative agency of the Russian government