13-letter words containing ya
- shunting yard — a place where railway coaches are manoeuvred
- six-yard line — the line marking the limits of the goal area
- superloyalist — a fanatically loyal supporter (esp of a political party)
- ten-yard rule — the rule allowing a referee, when a player disputes the award of a penalty or free kick, to penalize the offending side further by moving the place from which the kick is to be taken ten yards further forward
- the himalayas — a vast mountain system in S Asia, extending 2400 km (1500 miles) from Kashmir (west) to Assam (east), between the valleys of the Rivers Indus and Brahmaputra: covers most of Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, and the S edge of Tibet; the highest range in the world, with several peaks over 7500 m (25 000 ft). Highest peak: Mount Everest, 8848 m (29 028 ft)
- ultraroyalist — a supporter or adherent of a king or royal government, especially in times of rebellion or civil war.
- ungainsayable — irrefutable
- vijaya pandit — Vijaya Lakshmi [vi-jahy-uh lahk-shmee] /vɪˈdʒaɪ ə ˈlɑk ʃmi/ (Show IPA), 1900–90, Indian stateswoman (sister of Jawaharlal Nehru).
- vinaya pitaka — a collection of scriptures, originally recorded from oral traditions in the 1st century b.c., divided into one of three parts (Pitaka) sermons () the rules of the Buddhist order () and several treatises on philosophy and psychology ()
- vindhya range — a mountain range in central India: separates the Ganges basin from the Deccan, marking the limits of northern and peninsular India. Greatest height: 1113 m (3651 ft)
- weeping myall — any of several Australian acacias, especially Acacia pendula (weeping myall) having gray foliage and drooping branches.
- wild hyacinth — any of several plants having usually blue flowers resembling those of a hyacinth, as Camassia scilloides, of the central U.S., or Triteleia hyacinthina, of western North America.
- wood hyacinth — bluebell (def 2).
- yachting trip — a pleasure trip on a yacht
- yachtsmanship — The ability or art of being adept at sailing a yacht.
- yang shangkun — 1907–98, Chinese Communist leader: president 1988–99.
- yankee doodle — (italics) a song with a melody of apparent British origin, popular with American troops during the Revolutionary War.