18-letter words containing g, r, a, s, p
- system-programming — a program, as an operating system, compiler, or utility program, that controls some aspect of the operation of a computer (opposed to application program).
- systems programmer — a person whose job is to program systems software
- the passenger seat — the seat used by a passenger of a car, beside the driver
- to get a bad press — If someone or something gets a bad press, they are criticized, especially in the newspapers, on television, or on radio. If they get a good press, they are praised.
- 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.
- transfer passenger — a traveller who changes from one plane, train, or bus to another, or to another form of transport
- transporter bridge — a bridge for carrying passengers and vehicles by means of a platform suspended from a trolley.
- universal coupling — a coupling between rotating shafts set at an angle to one another, allowing for rotation in three planes.
- whispering gallery — a space or gallery beneath a dome or broad arch in which low sounds produced at any of certain points are clearly audible at certain other distant points.
- work-study program — a program enabling high-school or college students to combine academic work with actual job experience.