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Word List: Means of transport
- means of transport
(uncountable noun) - Definition:
- a collective term for any vehicle that brings someone from one place to another
- Example:
- Which means of transport do you use in your daily life?
- limousine, limousines ['liməzin]
(noun) - Definition:
- a luxury saloon car, especially one with a lengthened wheelbase or driven by a chauffeur
- Example:
- A limousine will pick us up tonight.
- taxi, taxis [ˈtæk.si]
(noun) - Definition:
- a vehicle that may be hired for single journeys by members of the public and driven by a taxi driver
- Example:
- Please call a taxi!
- Synonym(s):cab
- tractor, tractors [ˈtræktə]
(noun) - Definition:
- a vehicle used on farms e.g. for pulling farm equipment and preparing the fields
- Example:
- The farmer's new tractor was really expensive but he needed it.
- caravan, caravans [ˈkærəvæn]
(noun) - Definition:
- a furnished vehicle towed behind a car and used as a dwelling when stationary
- Example:
- Let's travel to Norway with the caravan!
- Synonym(s):trailer (AE)
- car, cars [ˈkɑː]
(noun) - Definition:
- a wheeled vehicle that moves independently, steered by a driver mostly for personal transportation
- Example:
- I will take the car to go to the doctor.
- lorry, lorries [ˈlɒri]
(noun) - Definition:
- a large motor vehicle for transporting goods
- Example:
- You need a special driving licence to drive a lorry.
- Synonym(s):rig, tractor trailer, truck
- van, vans [væn]
(noun) - Definition:
- a (covered) vehicle used for carrying goods or people, usually roughly cuboid in shape, longer and higher than a car but smaller than a truck
- Example:
- The van sped down the road.
- bicycle, bicycles [ˈbaɪsikəl]
(noun) - Definition:
- a vehicle that has two wheels, one behind the other, a steering handle, and a saddle seat or seats and is usually propelled by the action of a rider’s feet upon pedals
- Example:
- Let's ride our bicycles to the beach!
- bicycle helmet, bicycle helmets
(noun) - Definition:
- a helmet to protect one's head intended to be worn while riding a bicycle
- Example:
- Kids, where are your bicycle helmets?
- cyclist, cyclists [ˈsaɪ.klɪst]
(noun) - Definition:
- a person who rides a bicycle, or who habitually engages in cycling
- Example:
- Watch out, there's a cyclist!
- motorbike, motorbikes
(noun) - Definition:
- a motorcycle, especially a relatively small one
- Example:
- I want to buy a new motorbike.
- moped, mopeds [məʊpt]
(noun) - Definition:
- a lightweight, two-wheeled vehicle equipped with a small motor and pedals, designed to go no faster than some specified speed limit
- Example:
- She's never driven a moped before.
- bus, buses [bʌs]
(noun) - Definition:
- a motor vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads
- Example:
- You better take the bus to the library.
- Synonym(s):coach, omnibus
- train, trains [treɪn]
(noun) - Definition:
- a line of connected cars or carriages pushed or pulled by one or more locomotives, especially a railroad train which travels on a set of tracks
- Example:
- We took the train to Mumbai.
- coach, coaches [kəʊtʃ]
(noun) - Definition:
- a single decked long-distance, or privately hired bus
- Example:
- The group had hired a coach to take them to Italy.
- tram, trams [træm]
(noun) - Definition:
- a passenger vehicle for public use that runs on tracks in the road
- Example:
- The tram ride into the city only takes 5 minutes from here.
- tube, tubes [tjuːb]
(noun) - Definition:
- the London Underground railway system, originally referred to the lower level lines that ran in tubular tunnels as opposed to the higher ones which ran in rectangular section tunnels
- Example:
- No mate, I am taking the tube!
- Synonym(s):Underground railway, subway (AE)
- plane, planes [pleɪn]
(noun) - Definition:
- a powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings that obtains lift by the Bernoulli effect and is used for transportation of humans and goods
- Example:
- The plane will leave at 7 pm sharp.
- Homophone(s):plain
- helicopter, helicopters [ˈheliˌkoptə(ɹ)]
(noun) - Definition:
- an aircraft that is borne along by one or more sets of long rotating blades which allow it to hover, move in any direction including reverse, or land, and having a smaller set of blades on its tail that stabilise the aircraft
- Example:
- We flew over the city in a helicopter.
- Synonym(s):chopper
- jet, jets ['dʒɛt]
(noun) - Definition:
- a class of airplane using jet engines rather than propellors
- Example:
- Her husband owns a private jet.
Source: http://www.learning-english-online.net/areas/vocabulary/public-life/transportation/means-of-transport/
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