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AIRLINESAviation Industry Regularly Leaves Individuals Needing Extra Space Tony McCoy O'Grady
AIRPLANEAerial Innovation Rising Perpendicular, Lifts Achieving Necessary Elevation Jan Morgan
ALABAMA (2)Americas Largest Active Battleship Alabama, Mobile Area Jan Morgan - Can Be toured here it saw action in WWII and was the largest ever built
Military
Places:States & Regions
ALITALIAAircraft Leave Italian Territory And Land In Adriatic Chris Kjelgaard
ANCHORA New Cruiser's Held Off Rocks TMcCO'G
ARGUSA Really Great Unusual Ship Jan Morgan -- see THE ARGUS
Sports & Recreation:Scouts
ATMOSPHERIC (2)As Transport Machinery Overtakes Sense, Particulates Have Exercisers Racked In Coughs Angela Brett - in some places it would be faster to walk than drive due to all the traffic, if it weren't for the exhaust fumes you'd have to breathe.
Science:Environment
AUTOMOBILEAlmost Universal, Though One Man On Bike Is Less 'Exhausting' Tony McCoy O'Grady
AUTOMOBILE (2)An Unmerciful Taker Of Money, Often Being In Lien Eternally Patricia Rix
AUTOMOBILE (3)A Useful Tool Often Making Our Busy, Involved Life Easier. Roger Williams
BATTLE TANKBush Artfully Targets Threat-Lapsed Enemy, Totally Avoiding North Korea Chris Kjelgaard
Military:Weapons
BLIMPBalloon's Lines Impede Marauding Planes TMcCO'G
BOATSBest Ones Are Trailer-Sailers Angela Brett
BOMBERBillions Of Megatons Bring Earthly Ruin Tony McCoy O'Grady
Military
BRIDGESBusy Road If Deep Gorge's Elaborately Spanned Tony McCoy O'Grady
Places:Waterways
BULLDOZERBig Ugly Land Lifting Digger, Often Zealously Engineering Roads Dustan Dowsing
BUSBackbreakingly Uncomfortable Sleep Dustan Dowsing, after having a sleep on an INTERCITY BUS and finding it had left him with, among other things, a pain in the neck.
BUS (2)Big... Umpteen Seats Angela Brett
BUS (3)Brought Us Southward Angela Brett, after going from Auckland to Palmerston North in one.
CABContains Autoist Bottom Dustan Dowsing
CANOECan Anyone Navigate Ocean Ebb? Rico Leffanta
CANOE (2)Can A Novice Overturn Easily? Roger Williams
Sports & Recreation
CANOE (3)Canada's A Neat Overseas Experience Angela Brett, who spent a fair bit of time in canoes while visiting Canada.
Sports & Recreation
CANOE (4)Canada's Apparently National Overwater Experience Rob Rix
Sports & Recreation
CARCarries Around Riders Edwin Hermann
CARAVANCruises All 'Round Area - Vacationers' Abode, Normally. Angela Brett
CARPOOLCan Assist Reducing Pollution On Our Lives Tony McCoy O'Grady
CARSCarriages Are Roadworthy, Sometimes Tony McCoy O'Grady
CARTSClydesdales Are Really Tough Species Tony McCoy O'Grady
CO-OPERATIONComplete Oligarchy Of Petroleum Empires Riles All The Innocent Oil-Needers. Angela Brett (see COMPETITION)
Commerce
CRUISE CONTROLCar Runs Uniformly If Specialty's Engaged Correctly - One Needn't Turn Right Or Left. Tony McCoy O'Grady
CYCLISTS SHOULD BE CAREFULCaution Your Children! Lessons In Safe Transport Should Save Harmful Outcomes..... (Unsafe Learner Drivers, Badly Educated, Cause Accidents) .... Repeat Every Fortnight Until Learnt. Tony McCoy O'Grady, explaining: My son was knocked down in a collision between his bicycle and a motorcar. He is not badly injured and we are unsure as to who was at fault, but as his father I have decided that the car driver was ;-)
DELIVERYDirect Everything Lost If Verification Exists Register Yawn Rico Leffanta
DIESELDirty Internal Engines Should Emit Less Tony McCoy O'Grady
FALLINGForget About Lost Luggage - Incompetence's Now Grave! Angela Brett, referring to a falling aircraft and the presumed incompetence of whoever's flying it, compared with that of the luggage clerk who sent your luggage to Murmansk.
FASTFleet And Speedy Travel Tony McCoy O'Grady
FERRY TICKETForget Enduring Road Rage - You'll Travel In Comfort, Knowing Entrance Time. Angela Brett
GALLEONSGreat Armada Lost Lives Entering One Nasty Storm Tony McCoy O'Grady (The Spanish Armada was defeated as much by the weather as by the British Navy)
History
GIRLS DON'T LIKE BOYS, GIRLS LIKE CARS AND MONEY.Get It Right, Lads! She Doesn't Only Need True Love (I Know Everyone Believes Only Your Soul's Goodness Is Really Likeable) She Likes Incredible Kit, Excess Capital And Racing Spoilers. All Now Demand Men Owe Nothing Except Yabber. Angela Brett, who disagrees with this lyric from 'Boys and Girls' by Good Charlotte.
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
Commerce:Money
HIGHWAYHaving Itinerary, Guides Humans Wanderings, Achieving Yardage Jan Morgan
Places
HITCHHIKERHop In The Car... Heading Home? I Know Expedient Route. Angela Brett
HITCHHIKER (2)Hope I'm Travelling Carefully, Hope He Isn't Killer, Even Rapist Tony McCoy O'Serial Killer
HORSE (3)Harry Only Rides Sally East Uniasus
Science:Biology:Animals
HORSEPOWERHumans Often Race Speedy Engines... Probability Of Wreckage Escalates Rapidly. Tony McCoy O'Grady
HORSESHumans' Overiding/Overall Resource Speed Earthshakin' Steeds! Charles H. Montgomery, Jr.
Science:Biology:Animals
I CAN FLYI'm Completely Airborne, No Feathers, Look You! TMcCO'G, It's been a while now since I had dreams wherein I could fly, but they were thrilling, though always ultyimately disappointing upon awakening.
IMPACTI Might Perform A Crash Test Angela Brett
Science:Physics
JETJoins Earth's Terminals Tony McCoy O'Grady
KAYAKKeeps Away Yachties... Absent Keel! Angela Brett
KLRKickstart & Let's Ride Tony McCoy O'Grady, in response to MOUTH (2)
Re-expansions of existing acronyms
KLR (2)Keep Leathers Ready Tony McCoy O'Grady, in response to MOUTH (2)
Re-expansions of existing acronyms
KLR (3)Keen Little Racer Tony McCoy O'Grady, in response to MOUTH (2)
Re-expansions of existing acronyms
LIFEBOATLucky Indeed For Everyone's Brought Onboard After Tragedy Tony McCoy O'Grady
People & Relationships:Disaster
LOCK (2)Loss Of Car Keys Matthew Oram
LOGISTICS (2)Large Operation Gets Items Shipped To Infantry's Complete Satisfaction Tony McCoy O'Grady
Military
MECHANICMale Endangered Class, He's Always Nestled Inside Cars Mary Carr
People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations
MOTOR ACCIDENTMet One/ Two Others Recently As Car Crashed Into Drinkers Exiting Nebraskan Tavern? Tony McCoy O'Grady, when Gavin said he'd 'run across' one or two acronymists in Nebraska.
MOTOR CARMode Of Transport Often Raced. Can Also Rust Eric Bridgstock
MOTORCYCLEMeans Of Transport Offering Real Catharsis: You Can Liberate Emotions Patricia Rix, adding: or perhaps one of the other meanings of "catharsis" might apply, if you have a scary ride!
NASCARNumerous Afternoons Spent Careering Around Racetrack Tony McCoy O'Grady
Sports & Recreation
O FOR THE JOYS OF PARENTHOODOh Fiddlesticks. Over Run Tonylet... Hit European Jalopey. Overall, Youth Survived, 'Owever, Flattened. Perhaps Another Reason Exclaiming 'Need The Helmet'? Optional? Oah Dunthinkso. Jeff Anonymous (Tonylet suggested by Angela Brett) in response to CYCLISTS SHOULD BE CAREFUL
PADDLEPropel A Dugout During Liquid Escapade Tony McCanoe O'Grady
PARKPut Away Resting Kart Angela Brett
PEDESTRIANSPeople Evading Drivers - Eventually Squashed! They're Regularly Included As Newspaper Statistics Tony McCoy O'Grady
PETROLPrehistoric Extinction! This Revolutionised Our Locomotion. Tony McCoy O'Grady
PETROL (2)Prefer Engines That Run On Light Angela Brett
PLOWPatrolboat Lurches Over Waves TMcCO'G
PRAMPushing Round A Minor Tony McCoy O'Daddy
PUBLIC TRANSPORTPeople Using Busses Locked In Commuter Traffic Repent, At Next Stop Purchase One Rail Ticket. Angela Brett
RARafted Atlantic Tony McCoy O'Grady (Ra is the name Thor Heyerdahl gave the papyrus raft he crossed the Atlantic with.)
RIDING A BIKEReaching Immense Distances Is Nearly Gleeful, Added Benefit Is Knee Exercise Tony McCoy O'Grady
Sports & Recreation
ROAD RAGERulers Of Automobiles Don't Remember About General Etiquette Angela Brett
ROAD TRIP (2)Result Of A Desire To Retch In Public? Angela Brett, thinking about carsickness
Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments
ROCKET (2)Races Off Creating Kerosene Exhaust Trail Tony McCoy O'Grady
Science:Physics
SAILBOATSkims Along In Little Bay On Aeolian Thrust Tony McAyeAye Captain
SCOOTERSmall Chariot Occasionally On The Easy Road Rico Leffanta
SEGWAYSScooters Employing Gyroscopes Will Assure Your Stability Angela Brett
SELL CARSSpec! Exhibit! Log Luxe Cars: Audi, Rolls, Simca! Charles H. Montgomery, Jr.
Commerce
SHIPSSome Have Immense, Proud Sails Tony McCoy O'Grady
SHUTTLESpacemen Have Used This To Leave Earth Angela Brett
Science:Astronomy
SKATEBOARDSome Kids Adopt Technological Enhancements, But Older Adults Remember Disasters Tony McCoy O'Grady
SPITFIRESpecial Plane In The Forties. It Really Excelled. Eric Bridgstock
SPITFIRE (2)Super Plane - Invincible Tactical Fighter. It Rouses Emotions. Eric Bridgstock
SPOT (3)Stupid Pet Obstructs Traversing Jan Morgan -- A driver's view of animal -- can't even get into the driveway before he tries to greet you
Names:Pet Names
SUPERSONICSouped-Up Plane's Engines Reverberate, Sudden Objectionable Noise Is Created Tony McCoy O'Grady
Science:Physics
TRANSPORT (48)Terrain's Rough And Nettlesome; Someone Perhaps Oughta Rent Trucks Patricia Rix
TRANSPORT (45)To Remotest Arctic Navigators, Satellite Positioning Offers Reliable Tracking Tony McCoy O'Grady
TRANSPORT (44)Those Running A Navy Should 'Press Only Reliable Tars Tony McCoy O'Grady
TRANSPORT (43)To Reliably Assist Navigation, Ships & Planes Operate Radar Technology Tony McCoy O'Grady
TRANSPORT (40)Touring Rockies And Newfoundland, Sending Payment Overseas, Recorded Transaction Eric Bridgstock
TRANSPORT (38)Those Rigid Airships Needed Skilful Piloting Or Restraining Tethering Tony McCoy O'Grady
TRANSPORT (37)Travel Rapidly Across Newfallen Snow... Perhaps One Rides Toboggans Tony McCoy O'Grady
TRANSPORT (36)Tired Rovers Are Needing Sleep - Pullman Originated Redesigned Trains Tony McCoy O'Grady
TRANSPORT (35)Think Remote Aliens Need Saucers? Pah! One Requires Treatment Tony McCoy O'Grady
TRANSPORT (34)Tankers Reach Astonishing New Sizes - Probing Oceans Remoter Tracts Tony McCoy O'Grady
TRANSPORT (33)Thor's Ra's Aquatic Navigations Showed Prowess Of Rafting Travellers Tony McCoy O'Grady
TRANSPORT (32)To Race Across Norway? Skis! & Plently Of Rigorous Training Tony McCoy O'Grady
TRANSPORT (31)Tried Running Amongst Nettles Shoelessly? Perhaps One Requires Trainers Tony McCoy O'Grady
TRANSPORT (30)Those Riding Animals Need Saddles, Packhorses Only Require Tack Tony McCoy O'Grady
TRANSPORT (29)Too-Rapid Acceleration Needs Skilful Pilots - Or Ruin Threatens Tony McCoy O'Grady
TRANSPORT (28)Travellers Reactions Are Nausea - Seas Pounding Or Rolling Terrifyingly Tony McCoy O'Grady
TRANSPORT (27)'To Rise Above' - NASA's Space Projects Of Recent Times Tony McCoy O'Grady
TRANSPORT (26)Turbulent Rapids Are Navigable Sometimes - Provided Oar's Rigorously Thrust Tony McCoy O'Grady
TRANSPORT (25)To Rebel Against Nature's 'Suction' - Parachute Opens Resisting Terminalvelocity Tony McCoy O'Grady
TRANSPORT (24)The Rapidity Achieved Nowadays Supersedes Previous Outrageous Record Times Tony McCoy O'Grady
TRANSPORT (22)To Race Against Norwegians Scott's Polar Outfit Risked Themselves Tony McCoy O'Grady
TRANSPORT (21)Thermals Rise, Allowing Navigators Soar Powerlessly Over Rolling Territory Tony McCoy O'Grady
TRANSPORT (20)Through Recklessly Abusing Narcotics Swimmers Pump Out Record Times Tony McCoy O'Grady
TRANSPORT (19)Though Rollerblades Are New, Skates' Popularity Outdates Recent Technology Tony McCoy O'Grady
TRANSPORT (18)To Reach Altitudes New - Set Perpendicular One Rocket's Trajectory Tony McCoy O'Grady
TRANSPORT (17)To Really Appreciate Nature, Silently Pedal Over Rugged Terrain Tony McCoy O'Grady
TRANSPORT (16)Triple-Riggers Are Now Somewhat Passe Over Routes Traditional Tony McCoy O'Grady
TRANSPORT (15)They Rumble Across Night Skies - Pockets Of Rolling Thunder Tony McCoy O'Grady
TRANSPORT (14)Top Racers Are Now Safely Propelled On Rubber Tyres Tony McCoy O'Grady
TRANSPORT (13)To Record A New Speed People Operate Rocket Technology Tony McCoy O'Grady
TRANSPORT (12)To Reach A Nippy Speed, Prime One's Rocket Thrusters Tony McCoy O'Grady
TRANSPORT (11)Those Running Airlines Never Supply Parachutes ... Or Rescue Training Tony McCoy O'Grady
TRANSPORT (10)Traffic Requires A Nimble Spryness Pedestrians Often Resort To Tony McCoy O'Grady
TRANSPORT (9)Toll Roads Are Not Something People Openly Respond To Tony McCoy O'Grady
TRANSPORT (8)To Ruin A Nation's Scenic Properties Organise Roads & Traintracks Tony McCoy O'Grady
TRANSPORT (7)To Restrict A Nation's Silly Peregrinations Often Requires Taxation Tony McCoy O'Grady
TRANSPORT (6)Tourists Regularly And Needlessly Squander Petrol On Recreational Travel Tony McCoy O'Grady
TRANSPORT (5)Tax Receipts Are Normally Subsidising Passengers On Rural Trains Tony McCoy O'Grady
TRANSPORT (4)Those Regulating A National System, Perchance, Optimise Roads & Trains Tony McCoy O'Grady
TRANSPORT (3)Tarred Roads Arranged Networkwise Speed Progress Or Rolling Tyres Tony McCoy O'Grady
TRANSPORT (2)Trains Running Across Nations Should Proceed On Rigid Tracks. Tony McCoy O'Grady
TRANSPORTTo Recapture Anthony's Natural Supremacy, Propose One Registers TRANSPORT Tony McCoy O'Grady, along with 38 other TRANSPORT acronyms so that he'd recapture the honour of 'Most expansions of the same word/phrase.'
TRAFFIC (2)Tyrants Rushing Around Feeling Ferocious Inside Cars Charlie
TRAFFICThe Roads Are Full - Frustration Is Common. Angela Brett
TITANIC (2)Total Indifference Triggered A Needless Iceberg Collision. Roger Williams
History
People & Relationships:Disaster
TITANICThe Iceberg That, Amazingly, Nudged Into Cruiser. Tony McCoy O'Grady
History
People & Relationships:Disaster
THE ARGUSTravelling Harbors Excursion Adventures, Results Growth, Unusual Ship Jan Morgan - Boy Scout Adventure Camp to sail 100 year old ship
Sports & Recreation:Scouts
TAXITravel Avoiding Xenophobic Interaction Eric Bridgstock
VANVehicle Accomodates Nine Angela Brett
VARIGVintage Aircraft Rotting In Graveyards Chris Kjelgaard
VROOMV8's Roar - Obvious Onomatopoeic Meaning. Angela Brett
Assorted Nouns:Noises
VROOM (2)Vehicle Revs Overly On Motorway Tony McCoy O'Grady
Assorted Nouns:Noises
VROOMSTICKVacuum Roaring Overhead... Occult Magic Starts To Incorporate Contemporary Knowledge. Angela Brett, considering what modern witches might fly around on.
WELCOME BREAKWhere Everyone Loves Coming Off Motoring Exit Because Rest Eases Absolute Knackeredness Jan Morgan -- European equivalent to an American Rest Stop
WON A TRIP! Way/Wonderful Omnipresence! Naturally Atones! Trust Redeemer/Reward = > Interceding Prince/Peace! Charles H. Montgomery, Jr.
Religion
YACHTYou're Among Classy Harbour Traffic Tony McCoy O'Grady
YACHT (2)You Actually Can Have Travelled Jan Morgan
TRICYCLEThree Round Items - Can Your Child Learn Easily Tony McCoy O'Grady
TUBETrains Underground Beneath England Eric Bridgstock