defense laboratory
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4.9
- noun
- /dɪˈfɛns ˌlæbəˈrɑtəri/
- Specialized
:
laboratorio de defensa
- The new defense laboratory opened last month.
Examples
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Security protocols are strict at every defense laboratory involved in weapons research.
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Many breakthroughs in radar systems originated in a defense laboratory during the Cold War.
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The university partnered with a defense laboratory to develop new surveillance technology.
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Our country needs more defense laboratories to improve security.
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The government funds various projects at its defense laboratory to enhance national security.
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Researchers at the defense laboratory are working on advanced technologies for military applications.
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The new vaccine was developed in a defense laboratory to protect soldiers from biological threats.
Synonyms
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3.7
A place where scientists do experiments to learn about science
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6.1
A group in the United States Navy that studies science and builds new technology
A former US Army research center that studied weapons and how bullets and shells move when fired
A United States Air Force group that researches and develops new aircraft and space technology
A place that studies science and builds technology for the United States Navy
How Advanced
- Specialized
1
4.9
5
3.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly derivable from combining 'defense' (protection from attack) with 'laboratory' (a research facility); a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer it refers to a lab focused on defense or military research. This noun–noun composition is a productive, cross-linguistically common pattern, so the expression is transparently compositional.
Etymology
Defense laboratory comes from a simple image: a laboratory where people work on tools for a country's defense. In times of war, scientists set up secure labs to make new machines and tools to protect the country, so today the phrase means 'a lab that does research for a country's defense'.