Any longitudinal piece, as in shipbuilding etc.
A railway sleeper lying parallel with the rail.
Relating to length, or to longitude.
Running in the direction of the long axis of a body.
Forward and/or backward, relative to some defined direction.
Sampling data over time rather than merely once.
A ministration
Government department, at the administrative level normally headed by a minister (or equivalent rank, e.g. secretary of state), who holds it as portfolio, especially in a constitutional monarchy, but also as a polity
The clergy of nonapostolic Protestant churches.
The complete body of government ministers (whether or not they are in cabinet) under the leadership of a head of government (such as a prime minister)
Work of a spiritual or charitable nature.
The active practice and education of the minister of a particular religion or faith.