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12-letter words containing d, g, l

  • knowledgable — possessing or exhibiting knowledge, insight, or understanding; intelligent; well-informed; discerning; perceptive.
  • ladder logic — (programming)   Source code formatted in two columns with conditions on the left that lead to outputs on the right: if (c1) s1 else if (c2) s2 else if (c3) s3 ... (2007-03-15)
  • lagging load — A lagging load is one where the phase of the current lags behind the phase of the voltage when supplied with an alternating voltage.
  • land sailing — the sport or activity of driving wheeled sail-powered vehicles across land, esp beaches or dry lakes
  • land-grabber — a person who seizes land illegally or underhandedly.
  • land-holding — a holder, owner, or occupant of land.
  • landgrabbers — Plural form of landgrabber.
  • landgraviate — the office, jurisdiction, or territory of a landgrave.
  • landgravines — Plural form of landgravine.
  • landholdings — Plural form of landholding.
  • landing beam — a radio beam transmitted from a landing field to enable aircraft to make an instrument landing
  • landing card — an identification card issued to a traveler for presentation to the immigration authorities.
  • landing flap — a flap in the undersurface of the trailing edge of an aircraft wing, capable of being moved downward to increase either lift or drag or both, as for landing. Compare split flap (def 1).
  • landing gear — the wheels, floats, etc., of an aircraft, upon which it lands and moves on ground or water.
  • landing page — a web page that a user is directed to after clicking on an external hyperlink, often a page designed especially for marketing purposes: Their landing page asks for your email address and automatically enters you into a $1,000 cash drawing.
  • landing ship — any of various ships designed for transporting troops and heavy equipment in amphibious warfare, capable of making assault landings directly onto a beach.
  • langue d'oil — the Romance language of medieval northern France: developed into modern French.
  • large-handed — generous; profuse
  • large-minded — having tolerant views or liberal ideas; broad-minded.
  • largehearted — having or showing generosity; charitable; understanding.
  • laser-guided — (of a missile, etc) guided with the use of a laser beam
  • late trading — trading carried out after the standard national exchanges have closed, and which is usually illegal
  • lateenrigged — having lateen sails.
  • laue diagram — a diffraction pattern used to study crystal structure, consisting of symmetrically arranged spots obtained when a beam of x-rays, electrons, or neutrons is passed through a thin crystal and exposes a photographic plate.
  • lavender bag — a small fabric bag filled with dried lavender flowers and placed amongst clothes or linen to scent them
  • leading case — a case that is regarded as having settled a particular point of law; a case that is used as guidance for legal decisions
  • leading edge — Aeronautics. the edge of an airfoil or propeller blade facing the direction of motion.
  • leading lady — an actress who plays the principal female role in a motion picture or play.
  • leading mark — either of two conspicuous objects regarded as points on a line (leading line) upon which a vessel can sail a safe course.
  • leading note — the seventh degree of a diatonic scale; subtonic.
  • leading rein — a rein used to lead a horse
  • leading role — prominent acting part
  • leading tone — the seventh degree of a diatonic scale; subtonic.
  • leading wind — a wind abeam or on the quarter, especially one strong enough to be a good sailing wind.
  • ledger board — a horizontal board, as in a fence.
  • ledger paper — a foldable paper with a smooth finish.
  • ledger plate — a strip of wood laid flat across the tops of studding as a support for joists.
  • ledger strip — a piece attached to the face of a beam at the bottom as a support for the ends of joists.
  • legal tender — currency that may be lawfully tendered in payment of a debt, such as paper money, Federal Reserve notes, or coins.
  • lending rate — The lending rate is the rate of interest that you have to pay when you are repaying a loan.
  • leopard frog — a common North American green frog, Rana pipiens, having white-edged, dark oval spots on its back.
  • leveling rod — rod (def 19).
  • life drawing — drawing objects or people from life
  • lifting body — an aircraft or spacecraft configuration in which there are no wings, and lift is obtained by aerodynamic forces on its body.
  • light bridge — a structure spanning and providing passage over a river, chasm, road, or the like.
  • light comedy — a play or film which deals with its subject matter in an amusing and lighthearted way
  • light-footed — stepping lightly or nimbly; light of foot; nimble.
  • light-haired — having light-coloured hair
  • light-handed — short-handed.
  • light-headed — giddy, dizzy, or delirious: After two drinks Pat began to feel lightheaded.
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