Means of Transport Vocabulary

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This is a list of vocabulary items related to means of transport / travel

Means of travel or means of transport refer to the different kinds of transport facilities that are
often used to transport people or cargo.

Means of transport

car train plane

ship motorbike / motorcycle bike / bicycle

van bus / coach pick up truck

Useful means of transport expressions

traveling by ...
rail bus / coach air sea
station bus terminal airport port
train bus aircraft ship
catch / get on catch / get on / board get on / board embark
get off get off get off / disembark disembark
platform departure gate departure gate quay / dock
passenger train coach / bus passenger jet / airplane liner
journey journey flight voyage
depart / leave depart / leave take off sail
arrive arrive land dock
engine driver's seat cockpit bridge
engine driver bus driver pilot captain
corridor / aisle aisle aisle gangway

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Here are some useful words and phrases to talk about travel and transport in English.

Means of transport

In the UK, there are different types of public transport:

Buses and coaches (a bus travels in towns and cities, with people getting on and off at bus
stops, while coaches travel further, often from city to city and people travel the entire
distance).

Pronunciation tip: "bus" is pronounced /buhs/ and "busses" is pronounced /buhsis/ (not
/boosis/).

The underground (or tube) in London

Trains (often "intercity")

Trams (in some places) a sort of bus run on electricity

Taxis (for example the famous black cabs in London)

Ferries (boats that cross water such as rivers and seas)

There's also private transport such as cars, bikes, motorbikes and scooters.

In addition, lorries (truck in American English) transport goods, and vans (large cars) are used
by small businesses to transport goods, or work equipment such as ladders or tools.

Verbs

You get on and get off a bus, train, plane, bike, boat, etc. This is because you need to take a
step up to get on the means of transport.

You get in and get out of a car, or taxi.

You can travel or go by bike, train, car, tube. But you travel on or go on foot (=walk).

You can drive a car, taxi or train.

You ride a bike, motorbike or horse.
You fly a plane.

Common error

Don't say "I take my car to work". Say "I drive to work" or "I go to work by car" or "I travel
to work by car".

Other words to describe transport and travel

a journey = the trip between the start and end.
"My journey to work / school takes twenty minutes."

a commute (to commute) = the journey to work

"He commutes to work by train and tube."
"His commute takes him half an hour."

bus route = the journey the bus does

"The bus route follows London Road as far as the cinema, then turns left."

a bus lane = special part of the road only for buses

"Don't drive in the bus lane!"

traffic jam = when there are too many cars, buses etc and everything goes slowly or stops.
"I'm in a traffic jam I'll be late for work."

a bus stop = where the bus stops for people to get on or get off (also tram stop)

a railway station = where you get on or off a train (also tube station)

a single or a return (ticket) = a bus, train or air ticket to go only (single) or to go and come
back (return)

a one-day return (for the train) = when you go and come back the same day

a travel card = a card where you can make multiple journeys in one day, for example on the
London tube

a season ticket = a train ticket where you can go by train every day for a month, or a year

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Travel and Transport

abroad boarding pass

accommodation boat
(aero)plane border
bicycle/bike brochure
airline bus
airport bus station
ambulance bus stop
announcement by air
arrival by land
arrive by rail
at sea by road
backpack by sea
bag cab
baggage cabin
board (v) canal
capital city handlebars
car harbour
car alarm helicopter
car park hitch-hike
case hotel
catch (v) hovercraft
change (v) hydrofoil
charter immigration
check in (v) inn
check out (v) interpret(er)
check-in (n) jet
coach journey
confirm land (v)
consul(ate) lorry
crossing lost property
crossroads (office)
currency luggage
customs map
customs officer motorbike/
cycle (n & v) motorcycle
cyclist motorway
deck (of ship) nationality
delay on board
deliver on business
depart on foot
departure on holiday
destination on time
direction on vacation
document(s) operator
dollar overnight
double room overtake
drive parking lot
driving licence parking space
due passenger
duty-free passport
embassy path
euro petrol
exchange rate petrol station
facilities petrol pump
fare pilot
ferry platform
flight railroad
fly railway
foreign reception
fuel reservation
gate reserve
guide return
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guest road sign
guest-house roundabout
route traffic lights
sail (v) train
scooter tram
seat belt translate
(bus) service translation
ship traveller's cheque
sightseeing trip
signpost tunnel
single room tyre/tire
speed underground
subway underground
suitcase train
take off unleaded
taxi vehicle
taxi rank visa
terminal visit(or)
tour voyage
tourist waiting-room
traffic windscreen
traffic jam

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analysis environment
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corridor excavate
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peak hour site
policy system
preliminary wetlands
project widen
proposed

Air Transportation
airplane
airplane, small
airport
arrival
baggage
departure
flight
pilot
seat
ticket

Directions
east
go (continue)
north
south
west
to sign
to testify

Highways
asphalt lane
busway off-ramp
berm on-ramp
bridge parking lot
congestion right-of-way
construction road
direction route
downtown shoulder
freeway speed
HOV lane street
interchange traffic
Road Signs

Yield right of way

One-way traffic
Dim your lights for oncoming traffic
Keep to the right
School crossing
Dangerous intersection
Dangerous curve
Detour
Reduce your speed
two-way traffic
Don't leave rocks on the pavement
(Rocks are often stacked on the pavement to warn of a broken down vehicle stopped in the road
ahead. When the vehicle is repaired, the rocks are often left in place.)
Do not pass where there is a solid line
Do not throw trash
Obey the signs
Bus stop
Bridge under construction
Section under repair
Landslide area

Miscelleneous
aqueduct
passenger
railway
station
train
train, freight

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Vehicles and Transportation Vocabulary Word List

aerial tramway airplane amphibious vehicle auto

aircraft ambulance armored car automobile
aircraft carrier

B
 baby carriage barrow biplane bomber buggy
balloon battleship blimp boxcar bulldozer
bathyscaphe bicycle boat broomstick bullet train
barge bike bobsled bus

cab caravan chairlift compact car coupe

cabin cruiser caravel chariot Conestoga wagon covered wagon
cable car cargo ship chopper container ship crane
caboose carriage clipper ship convertible crop duster
camper carrier clunker conveyance cruise ship
canoe cart coach conveyor belt cruiser
car catamaran compact car convoy cutter
combine cycle

delivery truck diesel truck dirt bike dogsled driver

delivery van dinghy diving bell donkey cart dugout canoe
destroyer dirigible dog cart dray dump truck

earth mover eighteen-wheeler elevated railroad engine escalator

electric car elevator express train

ferry fishing boat four-door freighter frigate

fireboat flatbed truck four-wheel drive freight train funicular railway
fire engine forklift four-by-four

galleon glider go-cart gondola gridlock

garbage truck golf cart gondola lift

handcar harvester hearse hot-air balloon humvee

hang glider hatchback helicopter hot rod hybrid
hansom cab haul hook and ladder truck houseboat hydrofoil
hardtop hay wagon hovercraft hull hydroplane

I
 ice boat ice breaker

jalopy jet jetliner jet pack jumbo jet

jeep jet boat journey jet ski junk

kayak ketch

landing craft life raft limo litter lorry

lifeboat light rail limousine locomotive low-rider

magic carpet minesweeper model T motor motorcycle

maglev minibus monorail motorcar motor home
mast minivan moped motorboat mountain bike

narrowboat

oar ocean liner off-road vehicle outboard motor outrigger canoe

oil tanker oxcart

paddle passenger pilot prairie schooner pumper truck

paddlewheeler patrol car plane propeller punt
parachute pedal boat police car PT boat push cart
pickup truck power boat

racecar railroad rickshaw roadster rowboat

racing car railway ride rocket rudder
raft rapid transit riverboat rover runabout
ragtop recreational vehicle RV

S
 sail sedan ski tow speedboat stretch limo
sailboat sedan chair sled sports car stock car
satellite Segway sledge sport-utility vehicle/SUV stroller
school bus semi sleigh squad car subcompact
schooner ship snow cat SST submarine
scooter shuttle snowmobile stagecoach submersible
scull side wheeler snowplow station wagon subway
seaplane skiff spaceship steamboat surrey
ski lift space shuttle steamship SUV

tank thresher tracks train tricycle

tanker tire tractor tram trolley
taxi toboggan tractor-trailer tramway truck
taxicab town car trail bike transit tugboat
T-bar lift tow truck trailer trawler two-door

U-boat ultralight craft umiak unicycle

van vehicle vespa vessel

wagon warship wheel wheelchair windshield

wheelbarrow windjammer wreck

yacht yawl

Zamboni zeppelin
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Useful Vocabulary
 (aero)plane(s) (bi)cycle(s) boat(s) bus(es) car(s)

helicopter(s) lorry(lorries) moped(s) (motor)bike(s) ship(s)

submarine(s) / sub(s) tanker(s) taxi(s) train(s) tram(s)

tube train(s) /
van(s) yacht(s)
underground train(s)

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How do you get there?

By air

At the airport. / On the At the airport. / On the

runway. / In the air. helipad. / In the air.

By road
On the motorway. / On At the bus stop. / On
the road. / In the the road. / In the
garage. garage.

On the
At the taxi rank. / On road. / In the garage.
the road. / In the

garage.
On the road. / In the
garage.

On the road. / In the On the road. / In the

garage. garage.
By sea

In the port. / In the

In the port. / In the harbour. / Under the
harbour. / On the water. sea.
In the harbour. / On the On the tracks. / In the
water. station.
By rail

On foot

At the platform. / On
the tracks. / In the
station.
By tube / underground

Naturally Speaking Useful Phrases

Making enquiries Making enquiries

Questions about trains / buses Questions about flying

Could you tell me the time of the Is there a flight to London,

next train / bus to Cardiff, please? please?
Is it an express train / bus, or do I Is it a direct flight, or do I have to
have to change trains / buses? change planes?
Is there a buffet car? Do they serve food?
What platform / stop does it leave What terminal does it leave from?
from? Is there an airport bus?
What time does it depart? Can I have a window/aisle seat?
What time does it arrive? What time do I have to check in?
How long is the journey? What time does it take off?
What time does it land?
How long is the flight?

Buying a train ticket Buying a plane ticket

I'd like a ticket to London, please. I'd like a ticket to London, please.
o Single or return? o Single or return?
Return. How much is the fare? Return. How much is it?
o That's 150.00 peak time, o That's 150.00 business
or if you travel off-peak class, or 65.00 budget.
between 10am and 3pm Budget then thanks. Can I have a
 it's only 65.00. window / aisle seat, please?
I'll travel off-peak then thanks. o Yes, certainly.
Can I reserve a seat?
o Yes, but it's an extra
5.00.

Dialogue
Mr Smith is checking in at the airport.

Checking in at the airport - Conversation

Clerk: Good Morning.
Mr S : Is this the right desk? My flight is BA123.
Clerk: Yes, that's right. I need your passport and your ticket, please.
Mr S: There you go.
Clerk: Thank you. Do you have any luggage to check in Mr Smith?
Mr S: Yes, these two suitcases.
Clerk: Could you put them on the conveyor belt, please.
Mr S: Sure. I don't think they are over.
Clerk: No. That's fine. Would you like a window or an aisle seat?
Mr S: A window seat, please.
Clerk: ... Here are your luggage tags and your boarding card. Your seat is 36B.
Mr S: Thank you. What is the boarding time?
Clerk: The plane is boarding in 30 minutes. You leave from Gate 15. Have a good flight.
Mr S: Thank you. Goodbye.

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Transportation and Other Vehicles: Vocabulary Word List (214)

A) Aircraft carrier, Airplane, Airship, Ambulance, Amphibian, Argosy, Ark, Auto-bus,

Automobile
B) Balloon, Barge, Battleship, Beach buggy, Bicycle, Bike, Biplane, Blimp, Boat,
Bomber, Boxcar, Brigantine, Buckboard, Buggy, Bulldozer
C) Cab, Cable car, Caboose, Caisson, Camion, Camper, Canoe, Car, Caravan, Cargo
ship, Carriage, Carrier, Cart, Catamaran, Chopper, Clipper, Coach, Container ship,
Craft, Crop duster, Cruiser, Cycle
 D) Delivery truck, Dhow, Dinghy, Dirigible, Dirt bike, Dive-bomber, Dogsled, Dory,
Dragster, Dray, Dune buggy
E) Eighteen-wheeler, Elevated, Express train
F) Feet, Ferry, Fighter plane, Fire engine, Fishing boat, Flatbed, Float, Forklift, Freight
car, Freighter, Frigate, Funicular
G) Galleon, Garbage truck, Glider, Go-kart, Golf cart, Gondola, Grader, Gurney
H) Hack, Hand truck, Handcar, Hay wagon, Hearse, Helicopter, High-altitude
reconnaissance plane, Hog, Hook and ladder, Hot rod, Hot-air balloon, Houseboat,
Hovercraft, Hydroplane iceboat
J) Jalopy, Jet, Jitney, Jumbo jet, Junk
K) Kayak, Ketch
L) Landau, Launch, Lift, Limousine, Liner, Litter, Locomotive, Lorry, Luge
M) Milk train, Mobile home, Monorail, Montgolfier, Moped, Motorbike, Motorboat,
Motorcycle, Mountain bike, Moving van
N) Narrowboat
O) Ocean liner, Off-road vehicle, Omnibus
P) Paddle wheeler, Paddy wagon, Passenger train, Patrol car, Pickup, Pirogue, Pontoon,
Powerboat, Pram, Punt
Q) Quad bike
R) Racing car, Raft, Reconnaissance plane, Rickshaw, Rig, Roadster, Rowboat, RV
S) Sailboat, Schooner, Scooter, Scow, Scull, Seaplane, Sedan, Ship, Shopping cart,
Shuttle, Skateboard, Skiff, Sled, Sleigh, Sloop, Snowmobile, Speedboat, Sports car,
Spy plane, Squad car, Stagecoach, Station wagon, Steam roller, Steamer, Streetcar,
Stretcher, Stroller, Submarine, Subway, Sulky, Surrey
T) Tandem bike, Tanker, Taxi, Ten-speed, Tender, Toboggan, Tow truck, Town car,
Tractor, Trail bike, Trailer, Train, Tram, Transport, Travois, Trawler, Tricycle,
Troika, Trolley, Truck, Tugboat
U) Ultra-light, Underground, Unicycle
V) Van, Vaporetto, Vehicle, Vessel
W) Wagon, Water wagon, Whaler, Wheelbarrow, Wheelchair, Wiki, Wrecker
X) Xebec
Y) Yacht, Yawl
Z) Zeppelin

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