18-letter words containing e, n, t, r, a, l

strait of magellan — a strait between the mainland of S South America and Tierra del Fuego, linking the S Pacific with the S Atlantic. Length: 600 km (370 miles). Width: up to 32 km (20 miles)
strathclyde region — a former local government region in W Scotland: formed in 1975 from Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Lanarkshire, Buteshire, Dunbartonshire, and parts of Argyllshire, Ayrshire, and Stirlingshire; replaced in 1996 by the council areas of Glasgow, Renfrewshire, East Renfrewshire, Inverclyde, North Lanarkshire, South Lanarkshire, Argyll and Bute, East Dunbartonshire, West Dunbartonshire, North Ayrshire, South Ayrshire, and East Ayrshire
subordinate clause — a clause that modifies the principal clause or some part of it or that serves a noun function in the principal clause, as when she arrived in the sentence I was there when she arrived or that she has arrived in the sentence I doubt that she has arrived.
super giant slalom — a slalom race in which the course is longer and has more widely spaced gates than in a giant slalom.
swarm intelligence — the collective behaviour of a group of animals, esp social insects such as ants, bees, and termites, that are each following very basic rules
sweet vernal grass — a Eurasian meadow grass, Anthoxanthum odoratum, found throughout North America, having clusters of brownish-green flowers.
teacher evaluation — the process of vetting teachers to maintain teaching standards
technical reserves — Technical reserves are amounts of money set aside to pay for underwriting liabilities.
technical sergeant — a noncommissioned officer ranking below a master sergeant and above a staff sergeant.
tectorial membrane — membrane in the inner ear that covers the organ of Corti
telford and wrekin — a unitary authority in W Central England, in Shropshire. Pop: 160 300 (2003 est). Area: 289 sq km (112 sq miles)
temporal summation — the act or process of summing.
tender loving care — considerate and kindly care, as of someone who is ill, upset, etc
terrestrial planet — inner planet.
territorialization — to extend by adding new territory.
tetrachloromethane — carbon tetrachloride.
the bird has flown — the person in question has fled or escaped
the electronic age — the electronic age began when electronic equipment, including computers came into use
the full treatment — If you say that someone is given the full treatment, you mean either that they are treated extremely well or that they are treated extremely severely.
the general public — the people in a society; people in general
the grand national — an annual steeplechase run at Aintree, Liverpool, since 1839
the internationale — a revolutionary socialist hymn, first sung in 1871 in France
the masurian lakes — a group of lakes in Masuria in NE Poland: scene of Russian defeats by the Germans (1914, 1915) during World War I
the north atlantic — the northern part of the Atlantic Ocean, especially the waters separating North America and Europe
the sun also rises — a novel (1926) by Ernest Hemingway.
thermal efficiency — the ratio of the work output of a heat engine to the heat input expressed in the same units of energy.
thermogalvanometer — a thermoammeter for measuring small currents, consisting of a thermocouple connected to a direct-current galvanometer.
thermonuclear bomb — hydrogen bomb.
thorfinn karlsefni — 980–after 1007, Icelandic navigator, explorer, and leader of early colonizing expedition to Vinland, in North America.
timber rattlesnake — a rattlesnake, Crotalus horridus horridus, of the eastern U.S., usually having the body marked with dark crossbands.
to all appearances — apparently
to bare one's soul — If you bare your soul, you tell someone your most secret thoughts and feelings.
to learn the ropes — If you are learning the ropes, you are learning how a particular task or job is done.
to scrape a living — If you say that someone scrapes a living or scratches a living, you mean that they manage to earn enough to live on, but it is very difficult. In American English, you say they scrape out a living or scratch out a living.
traditional weapon — a weapon having ceremonial tribal significance, such as an assegai or knobkerrie
traffic controller — a person whose job is to control the flow of air traffic
tranquillizer dart — a dart filled with a tranquillizer that is shot from a gun in order to temporarily sedate an animal so that it may be handled safely
transcendental ego — (in Kantian epistemology) that part of the self that is the subject and never the object.
transit theodolite — a theodolite having a telescope that can be transited.
transition element — any element in any of the series of elements with atomic numbers 21–29, 39–47, 57–79, and 89–107, that in a given inner orbital has less than a full quota of electrons.
translation agency — an organization that provide people to translate speech or writing into a different language
traveling salesman — a male representative of a business firm who travels in an assigned territory soliciting orders for a company's products or services.
travelling library — a mobile library in which a vehicle such as a van delivers books to be borrowed
treaty obligations — obligations or duties that must be carried out by a party as according to a treaty they have entered into
triangle of forces — a triangle whose sides represent the magnitudes and directions of three forces whose resultant is zero and which are therefore in equilibrium
triarylmethane dye — any of the class of dyes containing three aryl groups attached to a central carbon atom: used chiefly for dyeing cotton, wool, and silk.
trickle irrigation — drip irrigation.
tristan und isolde — a music drama (composed, 1857–59; première, 1865) by Richard Wagner.
trobriand islander — a native or inhabitant of the Trobriand Islands of Papua New Guinea
truck center plate — one of a pair of plates that fit together and support the body of a car on a truck, while allowing the truck to rotate with respect to the body. One plate (body center plate) is attached to the underside of the car body and the other (truck center plate) is part of the car truck.

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