Vocabulario Esencial para el TOEFL - Medios de Transporte

any flying vehicle

avión

an extremely large balloon filled with heated air, which enables it to float and travel through the sky

globo aerostático

a military aircraft that is designed to attack enemy aircraft and fly very fast

avión de combate

an aircraft that can drop bombs

bombardero

an object that allows a person or thing to slowly come to the ground after dropping from a flying aircraft

paracaídas

a large object with an engine, such as a car or truck, used for transporting people or goods

vehículo

a vehicle such as a bus, train, or ship with two levels on top of one another, providing additional seating capacity

autobús de dos pisos

a railroad car used for transporting goods

vagón, furgón

a means of transportation that frequently travels between two places

servicio de enlace

a type of bus that has only one floor

autobús de un piso

a train that transports passengers to and from a port

tren que llega a un puerto

a vehicle in which people can sleep and live when traveling

casa rodante, cámper

a small passenger-carrying vehicle that is larger than a typical car but smaller than a full-sized bus

minibús

a large vehicle used for transporting furniture and other goods from one place to another

furgoneta

any of the separate sections within a passenger train carriage, typically enclosed by walls and equipped with seats

compartimiento

one of the separate parts of a train where passengers sit

vagón

the part of a truck, bus, or train where the driver sits

cabina

a light motor vehicle with a floorboard on which the rider puts their legs, and with wheels of usually small size

escúter

a ship or boat's upper outside floor

cubierta

the place where the pilot of an aircraft sits

cabina de vuelo, cabina de mando

a large metal box that is used for transporting goods on ships, trains, etc.

contenedor

a place where one is able to safely cross something, particularly a street

cruce

the place where a road is crossed by another

cruce

the place where two or more things such as roads or railways cross

cruce

a road providing access to another road or to a specific place

vía de acceso

a passage dug through or under a mountain or a structure, typically for cars, trains, people, etc.

túnel

a pathway typically made of concrete or asphalt at the side of a street for people to walk on

acera

a marked place where people walk across a street

paso de peatones

a wide street in a town or city, typically with trees on each side or in the middle

bulevar

an area where two or more roads join and all the traffic must move in the same direction around a circular structure

glorieta

the point at which a river, road, etc. splits into two parts; one of these parts

bifurcación

the part of a road where vehicles can go faster due to light traffic there

carril rápido

able to be driven or ridden on rough ground

todo terreno

a large, luxurious, and expensive car with a partition between the passengers and the driver

limusina