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 |