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Essential Vocabulary for TOEFL - Means of Transportation

Here you will learn some English words about means of transportation, such as "fighter", "shuttle", "car", etc. that are needed for the TOEFL exam.

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aircraft

any flying vehicle

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hot-air balloon

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

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fighter

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

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bomber

an aircraft that can drop bombs

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parachute

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

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vehicle

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

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double-decker

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

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freight car

a railroad car used for transporting goods

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shuttle

a means of transportation that frequently travels between two places

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single-decker

a type of bus that has only one floor

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boat train

a train that transports passengers to and from a port

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camper

a vehicle in which people can sleep and live when traveling

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minibus

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

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moving van

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

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compartment

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

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car

one of the separate parts of a train where passengers sit

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cab

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

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scooter

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

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deck

a ship or boat's upper outside floor

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cockpit

the place where the pilot of an aircraft sits

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container

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

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crossing

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

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crossroad

the place where a road is crossed by another

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junction

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

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access road

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

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tunnel

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

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sidewalk

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

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crosswalk

a marked place where people walk across a street

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boulevard

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

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traffic circle

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

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fork

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

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express lane

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

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off-road

able to be driven or ridden on rough ground

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limousine

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

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