18-letter words containing g, a, f, n
- stirling's formula — a relation that approximates the value of n factorial (n!), expressed as .
- 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)
- sugarloaf mountain — a mountain in SE Brazil in Rio de Janeiro, at the entrance to Guanabara Bay. 1280 feet (390 meters).
- sweptwing aircraft — an aircraft which has wings that are swept (usually) backwards
- take cognizance of — note, acknowledge
- to-ing and fro-ing — If you say that there is a lot of to-ing and fro-ing, you mean that the same actions or movements or the same arguments are being repeated many times.
- transfer passenger — a traveller who changes from one plane, train, or bus to another, or to another form of transport
- transmogrification — to change in appearance or form, especially strangely or grotesquely; transform.
- 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
- 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.
- whitewater rafting — the sport of rafting down fast-flowing rivers, esp over rapids
- wingback formation — single wingback formation.
- wrongful dismissal — the act of making someone redundant for reasons which are illegal or unjust