CEFR C1 Vocabulary

CEFR C1 Vocabulary - Lesson 36

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Here you will learn some English words about transportation, such as "automobile", "snowplow", "minibus", etc. prepared for C1 learners.
automobile
automobilenoun

a car

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cab
cabnoun

a taxi

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double-decker
double-deckernoun

a two-story bus

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freight car
freight carnoun

a railroad car used for transporting goods

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freight trainnoun

a train that transports goods, not people

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garbage truck
garbage trucknoun

a large vehicle used for collecting household trash

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jeep
jeepnoun

a sturdy vehicle designed for traveling on rough surfaces

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limo
limonoun

a long luxurious car with a partition between the passengers and the driver

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minibus
minibusnoun

a small bus

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monorailnoun

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

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moped
mopednoun

a motorcycle with a weak engine and pedals

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moving van
moving vannoun

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

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rickshaw
rickshawnoun

a doorless two-wheeled vehicle that holds one or two passengers and is drawn by a person walking or cycling, used in South East Asia

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RV
RVnoun

a vehicle with accommodations and cooking facilities, used for camping or traveling

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snowplownoun

a vehicle or other piece of equipment used for clearing roads of snow

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tram
tramnoun

a vehicle that is powered by electricity and moves on rails in a street, used for transporting passengers

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airbus
airbusnoun

an airplane that transports many passengers, particularly for short distances

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airliner
airlinernoun

a large aircraft for transporting passengers

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hovercraft
hovercraftnoun

a vehicle that can travel near the surface of water or land being supported by its air cushion and using the power of air produced by its engine

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jumbo jet
jumbo jetnoun

a very large plane capable of carrying hundreds of passengers, particularly a Boeing 747

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zeppelinnoun

a large airship, originated in Germany

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vessel
vesselnoun

a large boat or a ship

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cruiser
cruisernoun

a motorboat of large size with a cabin on board in which people can sleep, used for recreational purposes

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canoe
canoenoun

a narrow boat that is light and has pointed ends, which can be moved using paddles

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kayak
kayaknoun

a type of boat that is light and has an opening in the top in which the paddler sits

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lifeboat
lifeboatnoun

a boat used for saving people whose lives are at risk at sea

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powerboat
powerboatnoun

a motorboat that can go very fast, used particularly in races

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speedboat
speedboatnoun

a boat designed to go very fast

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integratedadjective

involving different parts that work well together

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viaductnoun

a long, elevated structure that carries a railway or road across a valley or river, typically held up by a series of arches

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submarine
submarinenoun

a warship that can operate both on and under water

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