13-letter words containing lan
- coco language — (language) (Cocol) A language for writing left-attributed LL1 grammars, used as the input language for the Coco LL1 parser generator, which produces Modula-2 table-driven parsers as output. Cocol-2 is a version for the Coco-2 generator. Cocol/R is an improvement over the original Cocol and Cocol-2.
- cocos islands — a group of 27 coral islands in the Indian Ocean, southwest of Java: a Territory of Australia since 1955. Pop: 596 (2010). Area: 13 sq km (5 sq miles)
- compass plane — a plane for smoothing curved surfaces.
- compass plant — a tall plant, Silphium laciniatum, of central North America, that has yellow flowers and lower leaves that tend to align themselves at right angles to the strongest light, esp in a north-south plane: family Asteraceae (composites)
- complex plane — a plane the points of which are complex numbers.
- convertiplane — an aircraft that can land and take off vertically by temporarily directing its propulsive thrust downwards
- convexo-plane — plano-convex
- crash landing — aircraft: emergency descent
- cushion plant — a type of low-growing plant having many closely spaced short upright shoots, typical of alpine and arctic habitats
- dataveillance — the surveillance of a person's activities by studying the data trail created by actions such as credit card purchases, mobile phone calls, and internet use
- debit balance — the amount of money owed to a lender, etc
- desert island — A desert island is a small tropical island, where nobody lives.
- displantation — the removal of a plantation
- donation land — land given free or sold on liberal terms by a state or the federal government, especially to encourage settlement in undeveloped areas.
- east flanders — a province in W Belgium. 1150 sq. mi. (2980 sq. km). Capital: Ghent.
- easter island — an island in the S Pacific, W of and belonging to Chile. About 45 sq. mi. (117 sq. km): gigantic statues.
- european plan — a hotel rate of charging covering room and service but not meals
- explanatively — in an explanative manner
- explanatorily — With regard to explanatory power.
- explantations — Plural form of explantation.
- faroe islands — islands in Atlantic Ocean
- flannel-mouth — a person whose speech is thick, slow, or halting.
- foliage plant — any plant grown chiefly for its attractive leaves.
- fraser island — an island off the south-east coast of Queensland and the largest sand island in the world; contains rainforests, heathlands, and freshwater lakes; a national park (since 1976) and a World Heritage site (since 1992). Area: 1840 sq km (710 sq miles). Pop: 194 (2011)
- freight plane — an aeroplane used to transport goods
- fulani empire — a powerful W African Muslim state that flourished in the 19th century in the area of present-day Nigeria.
- gelandelaufer — a participant in cross-country skiing.
- gelandesprung — a jump, usually over an obstacle, in which one plants both poles in the snow in advance of the skis, bends close to the ground, and propels oneself chiefly by the use of the poles.
- glue language — (language) Any language, usually a scripting language, used to write glue to integrate tools and other programs to solve some problem.
- golan heights — a range of hills in the Middle East, possession of which is disputed between Israel and Syria: under Syrian control until 1967 when they were stormed by Israeli forces; Jewish settlements have since been established. Highest peak: 2224 m (7297 ft)
- graham island — an island in the Pacific Ocean, in W British Columbia, Canada: largest and northernmost of the Queen Charlotte Islands. 2485 sq. mi. (6436 sq. km).
- grapple plant — a procumbent, thorny plant, Harpagophytum procumbens, of southern Africa.
- greenland sea — a part of the Arctic Ocean, NE of Greenland and N of Iceland.
- guzman blanco — Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1829–99, Venezuelan political leader: president 1870–88.
- hanging plant — a plant that grows downwards or hangs, often from a hanging basket or a high surface
- heating plant — a building or facility containing a boiler or furnace that provides heat to a building or a number of buildings
- highland park — a city in NE Illinois, on Lake Michigan.
- hydroairplane — a hydroplane.
- hypervigilant — keenly watchful to detect danger; wary: a vigilant sentry.
- iceland poppy — any of various widely cultivated arctic poppies, esp Papaver nudicaule, with white or yellow nodding flowers
- implantations — Plural form of implantation.
- inland empire — a region in the U.S. Pacific Northwest, E of the Cascade Mountains, in E Washington, NE Oregon, N Idaho, and NW Montana.
- interlanguage — a language created or used for international communication.
- interosculant — Mutually touching or intersecting.
- island nation — a country that is entirely made up of one or more islands
- jointer plane — a plane for truing the edges of boards, planing large surfaces, etc.
- jolly balance — a spring balance used for determining the density of a sample by comparison of its weight in air and water.
- jovian planet — any of the four large outer planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
- juglandaceous — belonging to the plant family Juglandaceae.
- kirkland lake — a town in E Ontario, in S Canada: gold-mining center.