12-letter words containing c, a, l, r
- ladder track — a railroad track linking a series of parallel tracks.
- ladder truck — hook and ladder.
- lady teacher — a teacher who is a woman
- laffer curve — a relationship postulated between tax rates and tax receipts indicating that rates above a certain level actually produce less revenue because they discourage taxable endeavors and vice versa.
- lake charles — a city in SW Louisiana.
- lake lucerne — a lake in central Switzerland: fed and drained chiefly by the River Reuss. Area: 115 sq km (44 sq miles)
- lamp bracket — a bracket for holding a lamp
- lamprophyric — belonging or relating to a lamprophyre
- landed price — the price when delivered
- landing card — an identification card issued to a traveler for presentation to the immigration authorities.
- lane closure — the closing of a lane on a motorway
- laparoscopes — Plural form of laparoscope.
- laparoscopic — a flexible fiberoptic instrument, passed through a small incision in the abdominal wall and equipped with biopsy forceps, an obturator, scissors or the like, with which to examine the abdominal cavity or perform minor surgery.
- larch sawfly — a red and black sawfly, Pristiphora erichsonii, the larvae of which infest and feed on the leaves of larch.
- laryngectomy — excision of part or all of the larynx.
- laryngoscope — a rigid or flexible endoscope passed through the mouth and equipped with a source of light and magnification, for examining and performing local diagnostic and surgical procedures on the larynx.
- laryngoscopy — an examination by means of a laryngoscope.
- latchstrings — Plural form of latchstring.
- laticiferous — bearing or containing latex.
- latin church — the Roman Catholic Church.
- latus rectum — the chord perpendicular to the principal axis and passing through a focus of an ellipse, parabola, or hyperbola.
- launch party — a party that celebrates the launch of a new magazine, product, etc
- law merchant — the principles and rules, drawn chiefly from custom, determining the rights and obligations of commercial transactions; commercial law.
- lawrenceburg — a town in S Tennessee.
- lay a course — to sail on a planned course without tacking
- lay preacher — a preacher who is not a member of the clergy
- lead crystal — cut glass containing lead oxide
- leader block — Nautical. lead block.
- leader cable — a submarine cable laid along a channel and emitting signals that a vessel can follow when visibility is poor.
- leaf-climber — a plant that climbs by using leaves specialized as tendrils
- leatherbacks — Plural form of leatherback.
- leathernecks — Plural form of leatherneck.
- lectionaries — Plural form of lectionary.
- lecture hall — conference room
- left bracket — (character) "[". ASCII character 91. Common: left square bracket; ITU-T: opening bracket; bracket. Rare: square; INTERCAL: U turn. Paired with right bracket ("]").
- lenticularis — (meteorology) a cloud species which consists of rounded lens shaped of cloud, often forming near mountains. Associated with cirrocumulus, and altocumulus, and sometimes stratocumulus genera.
- lenticularly — in a lenticular manner
- lesser scaup — a diving duck, Aythya marila, of Europe and America, having a black-and-white plumage in the male
- lever-action — (of a rifle) having a lever action.
- lexicography — the writing, editing, or compiling of dictionaries.
- liberalistic — the quality or state of being liberal, as in behavior or attitude.
- library card — a card issued by a library to individuals or organizations entitling them or their representatives to borrow materials.
- like a charm — perfectly; successfully
- lime cordial — a drink made from sweetened lime juice and plain or carbonated water
- lincoln park — a city in SE Michigan.
- linear logic — (theory) A logic invented by Girard in 1987 that can be used in proofs related to resource usage.
- linear space — vector space.
- liposarcomas — Plural form of liposarcoma.
- literalistic — adherence to the exact letter or the literal sense, as in translation or interpretation: to interpret the law with uncompromising literalism.
- lithographic — Of, relating to, or produced by lithography.