MEANS OF TRANSPORT
![]() | limousine, limousines ['liməzin] | a luxury saloon car, especially one with a lengthened wheelbase or driven by a chauffeur |
![]() | taxi, taxis [tæksi] | a vehicle that may be hired for single journeys by members of the public and driven by a taxi driver |
![]() | tractor, tractors [træktə] | a vehicle used on farms e.g. for pulling farm equipment and preparing the fields |
![]() | caravan, caravans [kærəvæn] | a furnished vehicle towed behind a car and used as a dwelling when stationary |
![]() | car, cars | a wheeled vehicle that moves independently, steered by a driver mostly for personal transportation |
![]() | lorry, lorries | a large motor vehicle for transporting goods |
![]() | van, vans [væn] | 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 |
![]() | bicycle, bicycles [ˈbaɪsikəl] | 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 |
![]() | bicycle helmet, bicycle helmets | a helmet to protect one's head intended to be worn while riding a bicycle |
![]() | cyclist, cyclists | a person who rides a bicycle, or who habitually engages in cycling |
![]() | motorbike, motorbikes | a motorcycle, especially a relatively small one |
![]() | moped, mopeds | a lightweight, two-wheeled vehicle equipped with a small motor and pedals, designed to go no faster than some specified speed limit |
![]() | bus, buses | a motor vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads |
![]() | train, trains | 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 |
![]() | coach, coaches | a single decked long-distance, or privately hired bus |
![]() | tram, trams [træm] | a passenger vehicle for public use that runs on tracks in the road |
![]() | tube, tubes [tjub] | 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 |
![]() | plane, planes [plein] | 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 |
![]() | helicopter, helicopters [helikoptə(ɹ)] | 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 |
![]() | jet, jets | a class of airplane using jet engines rather than propellors |