14-letter words containing a, r, t, h, l, g
- the long march — a journey of about 10 000 km (6000 miles) undertaken (1934–35) by some 100 000 Chinese Communists when they were forced out of their base in Kiangsi in SE China. They made their way to Shensi in NW China; only about 8000 survived the rigours of the journey
- the real thing — If you say that a thing or event is the real thing, you mean that it is the thing or event itself, rather than an imitation or copy.
- thermal imager — a piece of equipment used to detect or provide images of people or things
- thermal spring — a spring whose temperature is higher than the mean temperature of ground water in the area.
- thermoregulate — to maintain regular temperature, esp regular body temperature
- thread rolling — the production of a screw thread by a rolling swaging process using hardened profiled rollers. Rolled threads are stronger than threads machined by a cutting tool
- threaded glass — glass decorated with a pattern produced by variegated glass filaments.
- track lighting — lighting for a room or other area in which individual spotlight fixtures are attached along a narrow, wall- or ceiling-mounted metal track through which current is conducted, permitting flexible positioning of the lights.
- traffic lights — a set of coloured lights placed at crossroads, junctions, etc, to control the flow of traffic
- trailing phlox — a prostrate plant, Phlox nivalis, of the southeastern U.S., having pink or white flowers.
- trickle charge — a continuous, slow charge supplied to a storage battery to keep it in a fully charged state.
- twelfth-grader — (in the US) a pupil in the twelfth-grade
- ultra-rightism — the beliefs of extremely right-wing political parties or groups
- ultra-rightist — a person with extremely right-wing political views
- vaulting horse — a padded, somewhat cylindrical floor-supported apparatus, braced horizontally at an adjustable height, used for hand support and pushing off in vaulting.
- walking shorts — medium to long shorts, often cut fuller than Bermuda shorts and used for walking or leisure activity.
- walpurgisnacht — (especially in medieval German folklore) the evening preceding the feast day of St. Walpurgis, when witches congregated, especially on the Brocken.
- weather signal — a visual signal, as a light or flag, indicating a weather forecast.
- weatherglasses — Plural form of weatherglass.
- welfare rights — legal entitlements to financial and other benefits
- wrongful death — the death of a person wrongfully caused, as comprising the grounds of a damage suit.
- xylotypography — a type of printing using wooden blocks