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21-letter words containing a, n, p, l, s

  • supplementary benefit — (formerly) an extra amount of money that is paid to someone by the government, in addition to their normal income. Replaced by income support in 1988
  • the antipodes islands — a group of small uninhabited islands in the South Pacific, southeast of and belonging to New Zealand. Area: 62 sq km (24 sq miles)
  • the central provinces — the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec
  • thermal decomposition — Thermal decomposition is the process in which a chemical species breaks down when its temperature is increased.
  • thermal power station — a power station in which heat is converted into electricity
  • to play second fiddle — If you play second fiddle to someone, your position is less important than theirs in something that you are doing together.
  • topgallant forecastle — a partial weather deck on top of a forecastle superstructure; forecastle deck.
  • trans-alaska pipeline — a pipeline system opened in 1977 that transports oil 800 miles (1300 km) across Alaska, from Prudhoe Bay on the North Slope S to Valdez harbor.
  • traveling salesperson — a representative of a business firm who travels in an assigned territory soliciting orders for a company's services.
  • ulster unionist party — a Northern Irish political party advocating the maintenance of union with the UK
  • up close and personal — face to face, intimately
  • west university place — a city in SE Texas.
  • wholesale price index — an indicator of price changes in the wholesale market
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