18-letter words containing f, r, e, g
- state of emergency — If a government or other authority declares a state of emergency in an area, it introduces special measures such as increased powers for the police or army, usually because of civil disorder or because of a natural disaster such as an earthquake.
- 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)
- sweptwing aircraft — an aircraft which has wings that are swept (usually) backwards
- tip of the iceberg — a large floating mass of ice, detached from a glacier and carried out to sea.
- to agree to differ — If two people who are arguing about something agree to disagree or agree to differ, they decide to stop arguing because neither of them is going to change their opinion.
- to fall from grace — If someone falls from grace, they suddenly stop being successful or popular.
- torsion-free group — a group in which every element other than the identity has infinite order.
- transfer passenger — a traveller who changes from one plane, train, or bus to another, or to another form of transport
- treaty of waitangi — a treaty signed in 1840 by Māori chiefs and a representative of the British Government, providing the basis for the British annexation of New Zealand
- 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
- tune someone grief — to annoy or harass someone
- two-tier financing — a form of lending in which the debt is divided into two separate parts, as in a first and second mortgage held by an individual on a single property
- under the aegis of — guided or protected by
- universal suffrage — suffrage for all persons over a certain age, usually 18 or 21, who in other respects satisfy the requirements established by law.
- video conferencing — the holding of videoconferences.
- visiting professor — a professor from another institution invited to teach at a university or college for a limited period, usually for a semester or one academic year.
- whitewater rafting — the sport of rafting down fast-flowing rivers, esp over rapids
- wildlife programme — (esp on television) a documentary whose subject is wild animals in their natural habitat or undomesticated fauna and flora generally