13-letter words containing ban
- national bank — a bank chartered by the U.S. government and formerly authorized to issue notes that served as money.
- north brabant — a province in S Netherlands. 1965 sq. mi. (5090 sq. km). Capital: 's Hertogenbosch.
- onus probandi — the burden of proof.
- rubberbanding — (in online video games) the backward popping of characters in motion to their recently occupied spaces that results from high latency in the network connection.
- run on a bank — A run on a bank is a situation in which borrowers are worried that the bank will fail and they all try to withdraw money at the same time.
- second banana — a comic who supports the leading comedian, often as a straight man, especially in burlesque or vaudeville.
- state banquet — a formal banquet given for the head of a country
- the west bank — a semi-autonomous Palestinian region in the Middle East on the W bank of the River Jordan, comprising the hills of Judaea and Samaria and part of Jerusalem: formerly part of Palestine (the entity created by the League of Nations in 1922 and operating until 1948): became part of Jordan after the ceasefire of 1949: occupied by Israel since the 1967 Arab-Israeli War. In 1993 a peace treaty between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization provided for the West Bank to become a self-governing Palestinian area; a new Palestinian National Authority assumed control of parts of the territory in 1994–95, but subsequent talks broke down and Israel reoccupied much of this in 2001–02 and continues to maintain most existing Israeli settlements. Pop: 2 676 740 (2013 est). Area: 5879 sq km (2270 sq miles)
- touchline ban — an official prohibition of a manager or coach from being present on or near the field during a match
- turban squash — a turban-shaped variety of winter squash, Cucurbita maxima turbaniformis.
- ultrawideband — a transmission technique using a very wide spectrum of frequencies that enables high-speed transfer of data
- urban dweller — a person who lives in an urban area
- urban planner — a person who plans and designs urban areas
- urban renewal — the rehabilitation of city areas by renovating or replacing dilapidated buildings with new housing, public buildings, parks, roadways, industrial areas, etc., often in accordance with comprehensive plans.
- urban studies — the various disciplines associated with the study of urban areas, including urban planning, urban economics and urban architecture