Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- abbreviation chief of naval operations
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- initialism military, US Chief of Naval Operations
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Examples
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The CNO is a watchdog group financed by the European Union.
Georgianne Nienaber: Whose Side Is Bill Clinton On in Haiti, Anyway? Georgianne Nienaber 2010
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I have said this before and offer it again: if the CNO is the legitimate government of the Cherokee Nation, then why would such language be necessary?
An Annual Big Lie 2008
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The CNO was a tall, gaunt naval pilot who always looked as if he should be wearing oversized aviator-frame sunglasses.
Rogue Warrior Marcinko, Richard 1992
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He lost the home to settle debts with his former company, now known as CNO
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A member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the CNO is the principal naval adviser to the President and to the Secretary of the Navy on the conduct of war, and is the principal adviser and naval executive to the Secretary on the conduct of naval activities of the Department of the Navy.
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The CNO is a four-star admiral and is responsible to the Secretary of the Navy for the command, utilization of resources and operating efficiency of the operating forces of the Navy and of the Navy shore activities assigned by the Secretary.
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A member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the CNO is the principal naval adviser to the President and to the Secretary of the Navy on the conduct of war, and is the principal adviser and naval executive to the Secretary on the conduct of naval activities of the Department of the Navy.
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The CNO is a four-star admiral and is responsible to the Secretary of the Navy for the command, utilization of resources and operating efficiency of the operating forces of the Navy and of the Navy shore activities assigned by the Secretary.
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A member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the CNO is the principal naval adviser to the President and to the Secretary of the Navy on the conduct of war, and is the principal adviser and naval executive to the Secretary on the conduct of naval activities of the Department of the Navy.
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The helium is going to go into what's called a CNO cycle, that ends up producing carbon, nitrogen and oxygen in different stages.
Astronomy Cast 2008
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