Vocabulary for IELTS General Training (Band 5) - Transportation

a means of transportation used to carry people or goods from one place to another, typically on roads or tracks

a piece of paper or card that shows you can do or get something, like ride on a bus or attend an event

a system of tracks for trains

a place or building where we can get on or off a train or bus

a list or chart that shows the departure and arrival times of trains, buses, airplanes, etc.

a large boat, used for carrying passengers or goods across the sea

a vehicle with two wheels that we ride by pushing its pedals with our feet

a vehicle with two wheels, powered by an engine

an underground railroad system, typically in a big city

a flying vehicle with fixed wings that moves people and goods from one place to another through sky

a type of small vehicle that is used to travel on water

a large aircraft with metal blades on top that go around

a big vehicle without back windows, smaller than a truck, used for carrying people or things

a vehicle, typically with a driver for hire, used to transport passengers to their destinations in exchange for an amount of money

a place that sells fuel for cars, buses, bikes, etc.

the system of vehicles, such as buses, trains, etc. that are available to everyone and provided by the government or companies

a powered railroad vehicle that pulls a train along

a railway system that has only one rail instead of two, usually in an elevated position

to slow down or stop a moving car, etc. by using the brakes

a highway or route built to divert traffic around a town or city center

to fix something that is damaged, broken, or not working properly

to move a car, bus, etc. into an empty place and leave it there for a short time

to let a person waiting by a road or street to get inside one's vehicle and give them a ride

to signal or direct a driver to move their vehicle to the side of the road

to come into sudden and forceful contact with another object or person

a situation where vehicles hit each other or a person is hit by a vehicle

an accident in which a vehicle, plane, etc. hits something else

to park a vehicle alongside another parked vehicle

a gear in a vehicle's transmission system used to make it move backward