9-letter words containing lan
- flanneled — Covered or wrapped in flannel.
- flannelet — a warm, soft cotton fabric, plain or printed, napped on one side.
- flannelly — made of or resembling flannel.
- flatlands — A terrain that varies little in elevation.
- flevoland — a province of the central Netherlands, created in 1986 on land reclaimed from the IJsselmeer (formerly the Zuiderzee); entirely below sea level. Capital: Lelystad. Pop: 352 000 (2003 est). Area: 1420 sq km (548 sq miles)
- floorplan — Alternative spelling of floor plan.
- forelands — Plural form of foreland.
- foreplane — (nautical, aeronautics) A relatively flat surface located well forward of a vehicle's center of gravity used for stability and, when movable, used for steering and attitude control; common on submarines, also used on surface ships and aircraft.
- four-lane — (of a highway) having two lanes for traffic in each direction: a four-lane thruway.
- frankland — Sir Edward, 1825–99, English chemist: developed theory of valence.
- freelance — Also, freelancer. a person who works as a writer, designer, performer, or the like, selling work or services by the hour, day, job, etc., rather than working on a regular salary basis for one employer.
- friesland — a province in the N Netherlands. 1431 sq. mi. (3705 sq. km). Capital: Leeuwarden.
- galantine — a dish of boned poultry, wrapped in its skin and poached in gelatin stock, pressed, and served cold with aspic or its own jelly.
- gallanted — Simple past tense and past participle of gallant.
- gallantly — brave, spirited, noble-minded, or chivalrous: a gallant knight; a gallant rescue attempt.
- gallantry — dashing courage; heroic bravery; noble-minded behavior.
- game plan — a carefully thought-out strategy or course of action, as in politics, business, or one's personal affairs.
- gangplank — a flat plank or small, movable, bridgelike structure for use by persons boarding or leaving a ship at a pier.
- garlanded — a wreath or festoon of flowers, leaves, or other material, worn for ornament or as an honor or hung on something as a decoration: A garland of laurel was placed on the winner's head.
- garlander — One who makes or bears a garland.
- garlandry — a collection of garlands
- gas plant — a plant, Dictamnus albus, of the rue family, native to Eurasia, having clusters of white or reddish flowers and strong-smelling foliage that emits a flammable vapor.
- gippsland — a fertile region of SE Australia, in SE Victoria, extending east along the coast from Melbourne to the New South Wales border. Area: 35 200 sq km (13 600 sq miles)
- glandered — affected with glanders.
- glandless — Without glands.
- glandlike — Resembling a gland or some aspect of one.
- glandular — consisting of, containing, or bearing glands.
- glandules — Plural form of glandule.
- grassland — an area, as a prairie, in which the natural vegetation consists largely of perennial grasses, characteristic of subhumid and semiarid climates.
- gratulant — expressing gratification; congratulatory.
- greenland — a self-governing island belonging to Denmark, located NE of North America: the largest island in the world. About 844,000 sq. mi. (2,186,000 sq. km); about 700,000 sq. mi. (1,800,000 sq. km) icecapped. Capital: Godthåb.
- gum plant — gumweed.
- gyroplane — autogiro.
- handplant — (skateboarding) A move in which the skater balances on his hand after skating up to the top of a halfpipe.
- headlands — Plural form of headland.
- heartland — the part of a region considered essential to the viability and survival of the whole, especially a central land area relatively invulnerable to attack and capable of economic and political self-sufficiency.
- heathland — An extensive area of heath.
- helgoland — a German island in the North Sea. ¼ sq. mi. (0.6 sq. km).
- highlands — a region in N Scotland, including a number of the Inner Hebrides. 9710 sq. mi. (25,148 sq. km).
- holandric — of or relating to a heritable trait appearing only in males (opposed to hologynic).
- hollander — John, 1929–2013, U.S. poet and critic.
- hollandia — former name of Jayapura.
- holy land — Palestine (def 1).
- homelands — Plural form of homeland.
- hydrolant — an urgent warning of navigational dangers in the Atlantic Ocean, issued by the U.S. Navy Hydrographic Office.
- ice plant — a plant, Mesembryanthemum crystallinum, native to the Mediterranean region, having fleshy leaves that are covered with glistening vesicles and are sometimes eaten as greens.
- icelander — a large island in the N Atlantic between Greenland and Scandinavia. 39,698 sq. mi. (102,820 sq. km).
- icelandic — of or relating to Iceland, its inhabitants, or their language.
- imbalance — the state or condition of lacking balance, as in proportion or distribution.
- implanted — Simple past tense and past participle of implant.