slide
glide
coast | the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it, his slide didn't stop until the bottom of the hill, the children lined up for a coast down the snowy slope |
North American Free Trade Agreement
NAFTA | an agreement for free trade between the United States and Canada and Mexico, became effective in for ten years |
Leyte
Leyte Island
Leyte invasion | a battle in World War II, the return of United States troops to the Philippines began with landings on Leyte Island in October , the battle marked first use of kamikaze aircraft by the Japanese |
Battle of Wake
Battle of Wake Island | in December the island was captured by the Japanese after a gallant last-ditch stand by a few hundred United States marines |
| Rhode Island red | American breed of heavy-bodied brownished general-purpose chicken |
gas pump
gasoline pump
petrol pump
island dispenser | a pump in a service station that draws gasoline from underground storage tanks |
| island | a zone or area resembling an island |
| kitchen island | an unattached counter in a kitchen that permits access from all sides |
lower berth
lower | the lower of two berths |
lower deck
third deck | the deck below the main deck |
positive pole
positive magnetic pole
north-seeking pole | the pole of a magnet that points toward the north when the magnet is suspended freely |
traffic island
safety island
safety isle
safety zone | a curbed area in a roadway from which traffic is excluded, provides safe area for pedestrians |
| University of North Carolina | a university in Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
vambrace
lower cannon | cannon of plate armor protecting the forearm |
lower respiratory tract smear
bronchoscopic smear
sputum smear | any of several cytologic smears obtained from different parts of the lower respiratory tract, used for cytologic study of cancer and other diseases of the lungs |
lower jaw
mandible
mandibula
mandibular bone
submaxilla
lower jawbone
jawbone
jowl | the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth |
| lower respiratory tract | the bronchi and lungs |
| coast | the area within view, the coast is clear |
| lower criticism | the study of existing manuscripts of the Scriptures in order to determine the original text |
| North Atlantic Treaty | the treaty signed in by countries that established NATO |
Scandinavian
Scandinavian language
Nordic
Norse
North Germanic
North Germanic language | the northern family of Germanic languages that are spoken in Scandinavia and Iceland |
Norman-French
Norman French
Old North French | the medieval Norman dialect of Old French |
| North Dravidian | a Dravidian language spoken primarily in eastern India |
| Thousand Island dressing | mayonnaise with chili sauce or catsup and minced olives and peppers and hardooked egg |
| North America | the nations of the North American continent collectively |
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO | an international organization created in by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective security |
lower class
underclass | the social class lowest in the social hierarchy |
United States Coast Guard
U. S. Coast Guard
US Coast Guard | an agency of the Department of Transportation responsible for patrolling shores and facilitating nautical commerce |
North Atlantic Council
NAC | a council consisting of permanent representatives of all the member countries of NATO, has political authority and powers of decision |
inferior court
lower court | any court whose decisions can be appealed to a higher court |
Adelie Land
Terre Adelie
Adelie Coast | a costal region of Antarctica to the south of Australia, noted for its large colonies of penguins |
Arctic
Arctic Zone
North Frigid Zone | the regions to the north of the Arctic Circle centered on the North Pole |
| Barbary Coast | the Mediterranean coast of northern Africa that was famous for its Moorish pirates |
| Barbary Coast | a part of a city that is notorious for gambling dens and brothels and saloons and riotous night life (especially the waterfront of San Francisco after the gold rush of ), we'll tolerate no Barbary Coast in this city! |
| north | a location in the northern part of a country, region, or city |
| lower limit | the limit on the lower (or southernmost) side of something |
| North Cascades National Park | a national park in Washington that is an alpine wilderness area featuring gold rush and logging campsites |
| north celestial pole | the celestial pole above the northern hemisphere, near Polaris |
| North Pole | the northernmost point of the Earth's axis |
| gold coast | a rich neighborhood noted for expensive homes and luxurious living, usually along a coastal area, Chicago's gold coast is along Lake Michigan |
| north side | the side that is on the north |
| North Temperate Zone | Temperate Zone between the Arctic Circle and the Tropic of Cancer |
| north-south direction | in a direction parallel with lines of longitude |
North American country
North American nation | any country on the North American continent |
| Bouvet Island | an island belonging to Norway in the South Atlantic near the Antarctic Circle |
| Sao Tiago Island | largest of the Cape Verde Islands in the Atlantic Ocean |
Ivory Coast
Cote d'Ivoire
Republic of Cote d'Ivoire | a republic in western Africa on the Gulf of Guinea, one of the most prosperous and politically stable countries in Africa |
| Guadalupe Island | a Mexican island in the Pacific to the west of Baja California |
| Caribbean Island | an island in the Caribbean Sea |
Saxony
Sachsen
Saxe | an area in Germany around the upper Elbe river, the original home of the Saxons |