USN
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- noun
- /juː ɛs ɛn/
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USN
- The USN plays a crucial role in protecting the maritime interests of the United States.
Examples
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Before JSOC, the USN did not answer to Congress.
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There were several sailors from Iran in my USN electronics class at Great Lakes, IL.
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I entered the USN one month before the Pearl Harbor attack and well remember most of these places.
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Does anyone recall when the USN became subject to Congressional oversight?
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I served in the USN in the Tonkin Gulf, 1964.
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Signed, Louis Whitfield, Rear Admiral, USN, Chief of Bureau.
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Explain why the USN needs 1.16 admirals per ship.
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Rear Admiral (Ret.) Samuel L. Gravely, USN, the first Black to reach Flag Officer - Virginia Union University.
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Many USN vessels are equipped with advanced technology for surveillance and combat.
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The USN often conducts joint exercises with allied navies around the world.
Synonyms
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2.8
A branch of the United States military that uses ships and aircraft to protect the country at sea
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2.5
The part of the United States military that uses ships and submarines
Surface Forms
Morphology
USN = United States Navy (semi-transparent) = U + S + N
USN is an initialism that directly represents the full proper name, so learners who know the expansion will see the direct link. [Postprocessing: changed transparency from 'transparent' to 'semi-transparent' for abbreviation]
Etymology
USN is an abbreviation formed from the initials of United States Navy. The word 'navy' means a 'fleet of ships', so USN simply stands for the naval military force of the United States.