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Word List: Traffic basics - list 2
- speed limit, speed limits
(noun) - Definition:
- the maximum speed permitted by law for vehicles on the road
- Example:
- The speed limit on German highways is sometimes 130 kilometres per hour.
- rush hour, rush hours
(noun) - Definition:
- the times of the day when traffic jams are commonplace, due mainly to people commuting to or from work
- Example:
- It takes 30 minutes to drive there, but maybe 2 hours during rush hour.
- pedestrian, pedestrians [pəˈdɛstˑɹiˑən]
(noun) - Definition:
- somebody walking rather than using a vehicle, somebody traveling on foot
- Example:
- It took me so long to get here because there are so many pedestrians on the streets today.
- pavement, pavements ['peɪvmənt]
(noun) - Definition:
- a paved footpath for pedestrians at the side of a road
- Example:
- They waited on the pavement to be picked up.
- Synonym(s):sidewalk (AE)
- pedestrian crossing, pedestrian crossings
(noun) - Definition:
- a place where pedestrians are permitted to or advised to cross a street
- Example:
- Be careful at the pedestrian crossing!
- Synonym(s):crosswalk (AE)
- sign-post, sign-posts
(noun) - Definition:
- a post bearing a sign that gives information on directions
- Example:
- I can't see any sign-posts! How am I supposed to find the way?
- traffic warden, traffic wardens
(noun) - Definition:
- a civilian employed by the police to regulate traffic and issue parking tickets
- Example:
- Don't park here, there's already a traffic warden over there, he'll give you a ticket!
- parking meter, parking meters
(noun) - Definition:
- a device, located by a parking space, that collects payment in exchange for the right to park a vehicle for a specified time
- Example:
- Do you have change for the parking meter?
- lane, lanes [leɪn]
(noun) - Definition:
- a lengthwise division of roadway intended for a single line of vehicles
- Example:
- Watch out, you're almost crossing the lane!
- Homophone(s):lain
- crossroad, crossroads ['krɒsɹəʊd]
(noun) - Definition:
- a place where roads meet; an intersection
- Example:
- Let's meet at the crossroad of Main Street and Harvard Road.
- detour, detours [ˈdi:tʊə]
(noun) - Definition:
- a route around a planned area of prohibited or reduced access, such as a construction site
- Example:
- The United Kingdom uses yellow signs with a series of symbols for its detour routes.
- Synonym(s):diversion
- filling station, filling sations
(noun) - Definition:
- a facility which sells fuel and lubricants for motor vehicles
- Example:
- We need to go to a filling station, we're running out of petrol!
- Synonym(s):petrol station, gas station (AE)
- one-way street, one-way streets
(noun) - Definition:
- a thoroughfare in which traffic is only allowed to proceed in one direction
- Example:
- Don't turn left here, it's a one-way street.
- blind alley, blind alleys
(noun) - Definition:
- a street that leads nowhere because it is closed at one end
- Example:
- This was the wrong way, it's a blind alley.
- Synonym(s):cul-de-sac, dead end street (AE)
Source: http://www.learning-english-online.net/areas/vocabulary/public-life/transportation/traffic-basics/list-2/
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