17-letter words containing r, h, a, t, n, y
- shorthold tenancy — letting of a dwelling for between one and five years at a fair rent
- stage-door johnny — a man who often goes to a theater or waits at a stage door to court an actress.
- stymphalian birds — a flock of predacious birds of Arcadia that were driven away and killed by Hercules as one of his labors.
- sunbury-on-thames — a town in SE England, in N Surrey. Pop: 27 415 (2001)
- synchronistically — coincidence in time; contemporaneousness; simultaneousness.
- the black country — the formerly heavily industrialized region of central England, northwest of Birmingham
- three-day eventer — a rider or horse that takes part in three-day eventing
- try one's hand at — to attempt (to do something), esp. for the first time
- tyrant flycatcher — flycatcher (def 2).
- undulatory theory — wave theory (def 1).
- unitary authority — (in the United Kingdom) a district administered by a single tier of local government, esp those districts of England that became administratively independent of the county councils in 1996–98
- youth programming — the creation and scheduling of television programmes specifically aimed at young people