def nrl(word):
return NRL().encode(word)<EOL>
Return the Naval Research Laboratory phonetic encoding of a word.

    This is a wrapper for :py:meth:`NRL.encode`.

    Parameters
    ----------
    word : str
        The word to transform

    Returns
    -------
    str
        The NRL phonetic encoding

    Examples
    --------
    >>> nrl('the')
    'DHAX'
    >>> nrl('round')
    'rAWnd'
    >>> nrl('quick')
    'kwIHk'
    >>> nrl('eaten')
    'IYtEHn'
    >>> nrl('Smith')
    'smIHTH'
    >>> nrl('Larsen')
    'lAArsEHn'