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List of Words for Letter 'L'

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  • labor union a group of workers in a particular industry or factory who organize to get better working conditions
  • landform a natural feature on Earth's surface
  • large-scale map a map that shows many details in a small area
  • latitude a measure of the distance on Earth north or south of the equator
  • league an association of people or nations to work for their common interests
  • legislative branch a branch of government that makes laws
  • legislature a group of people elected to make laws
  • line graph a graph that shows patterns and amounts of change over time
  • lock a kind of water elevator that moves boats within a canal to higher or lower levels
  • locomotive a steam-powered engine that pulls a train
  • longhouse a long wooden building in a Native American village in which many related families lived
  • longitude a measure of distance on Earth east or west of the prime meridian
  • Loyalist a colonist who remained loyal to Great Britain during the American Revolution

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