langley

n. a name people use to talk about the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in the United States.

n. a metonym for the Central Intelligence Agency, derived from the location of its headquarters in Langley, Virginia.

“The news report said that Langley is investigating the new security threat.”

“Analysts at Langley were reportedly skeptical of the intelligence gathered by the field office during the initial stages of the operation.”

American English

n. a technical unit used to measure how much solar energy hits a surface.

n. a unit of heat transmission or solar radiation equivalent to one calorie per square centimetre.

“The scientist recorded the daily solar energy in langleys.”

“The total solar radiation received at the surface was measured in langleys to determine the rate of evaporation in the arid region.”

Technical