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