# Transportation

**Type:** Topic
**Words:** 206

## About

Vehicles, roads, rail, shipping, aviation, and traffic.

## Words by Level

### A1
- car — A road vehicle with four wheels and an engine, used to carry a small number of people.; frequency rank 241
- street — A public road in a town or city, usually with buildings along it.; frequency rank 619
- train — A line of connected railway carriages pulled by an engine.; frequency rank 775
- station — A place where trains or buses stop so passengers can get on and off.; frequency rank 794
- boat — A small vehicle for travelling on water.; frequency rank 872
- plane — A vehicle with wings and engines that flies through the air.; frequency rank 1052
- bus — A large road vehicle that carries many passengers along a fixed route.; frequency rank 1091
- driver — A person who controls and operates a vehicle.; frequency rank 1342
- bike — A bicycle; a vehicle with two wheels that you ride by pedalling.; frequency rank 1903
- taxi — A car with a driver that you pay to take you somewhere.; frequency rank 2194
- subway — An underground railway used to move people around a city.; frequency rank 5137
- airplane — A powered flying vehicle with fixed wings.; frequency rank 5176
- bicycle — A vehicle with two wheels that you ride by pushing pedals with your feet.; frequency rank 5597
- get off — to leave a vehicle or step down from something being ridden

### A2
- road — A hard surface built for vehicles and people to travel along.; frequency rank 673
- ship — A large boat that carries people or goods across the sea.; frequency rank 745
- truck — A large road vehicle for carrying heavy goods.; frequency rank 1063
- van — A covered road vehicle, larger than a car, used for carrying goods or groups of people.; frequency rank 1317
- traffic — The cars and other vehicles moving along a road.; frequency rank 2113
- vehicle — A machine, such as a car, bus, or truck, used to carry people or goods from place to place.; frequency rank 2246
- cab — A car with a driver that you pay to take you somewhere.; frequency rank 2363
- wheel — A round object that turns on its centre, used to move a vehicle or machine.; frequency rank 2415
- highway — A main public road, especially a wide, fast one connecting towns and cities.; frequency rank 3708
- cruise — A holiday spent travelling on a ship and stopping at different places.; frequency rank 4818
- passenger — A person travelling in a vehicle who is not driving it.; frequency rank 5442
- fare — The money you pay to travel by bus, train, taxi, or plane.; frequency rank 6730
- tram — A public passenger vehicle that runs on rails set into the road, usually powered by electricity (called a streetcar or trolley in North America).; frequency rank 13068
- cycling — The activity of riding a bicycle for transport, exercise, or fun.; frequency rank 16271
- bus station
- pull over — to move a vehicle to the side of the road and stop

### B1
- crash — A serious accident in which a vehicle hits something.; frequency rank 1948
- ambulance — A vehicle that takes sick or injured people to hospital quickly.; frequency rank 2436
- helicopter — An aircraft with spinning blades on top that let it fly straight up, hover, and land without a runway.; frequency rank 3491
- transport — The system or vehicles used for carrying people or goods from one place to another.; frequency rank 3619
- transport — To carry people or goods from one place to another.; frequency rank 3619
- wagon — A large four-wheeled vehicle, usually pulled by horses, used to carry heavy goods.; frequency rank 4300
- tire — A rubber ring filled with air that fits around a wheel of a car or bicycle.; frequency rank 4380
- vessel — A ship or large boat.; frequency rank 4570
- motorcycle — A two-wheeled vehicle with an engine and handlebars instead of a steering wheel.; frequency rank 4823
- carriage — A vehicle with wheels, usually pulled by horses, for carrying people.; frequency rank 5259
- railway — A system of tracks that trains travel on, used to carry people and goods.; frequency rank 6333
- submarine — A ship that can travel under the surface of the water.; frequency rank 7114
- ferry — A boat that regularly carries people, vehicles, and goods across water.; frequency rank 7271
- rail — The system of travelling by train.; frequency rank 7603
- depot — a railway or bus station where passengers or goods are loaded and unloaded, especially in North American English; frequency rank 10073
- chariot — A two-wheeled vehicle pulled by horses, used in ancient times for war or racing.; frequency rank 11591
- lorry — A large vehicle for carrying heavy goods by road; a truck.; frequency rank 11974
- takeoff — The moment when an aircraft leaves the ground and begins to fly.; frequency rank 14082
- freighter — a ship designed or used to carry cargo; frequency rank 15010
- turbulence — Sudden, violent movements of the air that shake an aircraft during flight.; frequency rank 15633
- windscreen — The large glass window at the front of a car or other vehicle.; frequency rank 25848
- steamship — a ship propelled by one or more steam engines; frequency rank 35123
- metro — A city's rapid passenger railway system, often running underground, or a train on that system.

### B2
- deck — The flat floor of a ship that you can walk on.; frequency rank 3045
- rocket — A vehicle or device driven through the air or space by burning fuel.; frequency rank 3546
- jet — A fast aircraft powered by jet engines instead of propellers.; frequency rank 3713
- aircraft — A vehicle that can fly, such as a plane or helicopter.; frequency rank 4736
- interior — the inside of a building, vehicle, or other enclosed space.; frequency rank 6594
- yacht — A light, fast boat used for pleasure trips or racing.; frequency rank 6838
- scooter — A small two-wheeled vehicle with a handlebar and a board to stand on, pushed along with one foot.; frequency rank 8223
- caravan — A vehicle with beds and cooking equipment that is pulled by a car and used as a home on holiday.; frequency rank 9781
- diversion — A different route used when the normal road is closed.; frequency rank 9901
- bumper — A bar at the front and back of a vehicle that absorbs the impact of a crash.; frequency rank 10275
- motorbike — A two-wheeled vehicle with an engine; a motorcycle.; frequency rank 11718
- windshield — The large glass window at the front of a vehicle that protects those inside from wind and weather.; frequency rank 11933
- navigation — The skill of planning and following a route for a ship, aircraft, or vehicle.; frequency rank 12051
- hangar — a large structure at an airport where aircraft can be stored and maintained; frequency rank 12726
- cockpit — the compartment in an aircraft where the pilots sit and operate the controls; frequency rank 12843
- battleship — a large, heavily armored warship armed with powerful guns, especially a twentieth-century capital ship; frequency rank 15774
- hearse — a vehicle used to carry a coffin to a funeral or burial place; frequency rank 17385
- kerosene — A thin oil made from petroleum, used as fuel for lamps, heaters, and aircraft.; frequency rank 17538
- liner — A large passenger ship that travels a regular route.; frequency rank 18589
- warship — A ship built and armed for fighting in war.; frequency rank 18949
- shipwreck — The destruction of a ship at sea, when it sinks or runs aground.; frequency rank 21842
- flagship — the ship carrying the commander of a naval fleet and flying that commander's flag; frequency rank 22680
- stagecoach — a horse-drawn coach that formerly carried passengers and mail on a regular route between towns; frequency rank 23946
- blinker — a flashing light on a vehicle that signals an intended turn; frequency rank 38458
- speedometer — an instrument in a vehicle that measures and displays its current speed; frequency rank 42189
- smokestack — A tall chimney that carries smoke and gases away from a factory, ship, or locomotive.; frequency rank 60530
- ferryboat — A boat that carries people, vehicles, or goods across water on a regular schedule.; frequency rank 68119
- tare — the weight of an empty container or vehicle, deducted from gross weight to find the weight of its contents; frequency rank 78992
- barnacle — a marine crustacean with a shell that attaches itself permanently to surfaces such as rocks or ship hulls
- rudder — a flat piece, usually at the stern of a ship or aircraft, used for steering

### C1
- cargo — Goods carried by a ship, aircraft, or vehicle.; frequency rank 4826
- auto — A car (short for automobile).; frequency rank 5794
- shuttle — a bus, train, aircraft, or other service that travels regularly between two points; frequency rank 5999
- saddle — a seat fastened on a horse, bicycle, or similar vehicle for a rider; frequency rank 6737
- steward — A ship's officer who is in charge of making dining arrangements and provisions.; frequency rank 12361
- canoe — A long, narrow, open boat that is pointed at both ends and moved with paddles.; frequency rank 12646
- keel — the main lengthwise structure along the bottom of a ship or boat, supporting its frame and helping stabilize it; frequency rank 19051
- dinghy — a small open boat propelled by oars or a motor, often carried or towed by a larger vessel; frequency rank 24675
- gondola — a long, narrow, flat-bottomed Venetian boat propelled and steered with a single oar; frequency rank 24712
- tiller — a lever used to turn a boat's rudder and control its direction; frequency rank 30319
- stateroom — a private sleeping cabin on a passenger ship or train; frequency rank 34225
- omnibus — a bus, especially a large horse-drawn public vehicle of the nineteenth century; frequency rank 46468
- seamanship — skill and practical knowledge in navigating, handling, operating, and maintaining a ship or boat; frequency rank 66863
- footboard — a narrow platform or board on a vehicle, carriage, or railway car on which a person may stand or rest the feet; frequency rank 155305
- barge — A large, flat-bottomed boat used to carry goods on rivers and canals.
- tailfin — a decorative upswept extension on the rear of a car, popular in the 1950s and 1960s

### C2
- cart — a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal; frequency rank 4473
- sleigh — a vehicle on runners for traveling over snow or ice, usually pulled by an animal; frequency rank 11573
- derrick — a crane with a movable boom, especially one used aboard a ship or at a construction site; frequency rank 11866
- limousine — a large luxurious car, often with a chauffeur and sometimes with a lengthened passenger compartment; frequency rank 14849
- sled — A small, light vehicle with runners, used recreationally, mostly by children, for sliding down snow-covered hills; no draft animal pulls it.; frequency rank 15171
- buoy — to mark with a buoy or other sea-borne marker; frequency rank 19254
- locomotive — The engine of a train that pulls the carriages or wagons.; frequency rank 20143
- oar — A type of lever used to propel a boat, having a flat blade at one end and a handle at the other, and pivoted in a rowlock atop the gunwale, whereby a rower seated in the boat and pulling the handle can pass the blade through the water by repeated strokes against the water's resistance, thus moving the boat.; frequency rank 21601
- landau — a four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage with facing passenger seats and a two-part folding roof; frequency rank 30433
- schooner — A sailing ship with two or more masts, all with fore-and-aft sails; if two masted, having a foremast and a mainmast.; frequency rank 31720
- mariner — A sailor, especially one who works on a ship at sea.; frequency rank 33173
- steamboat — A boat or vessel propelled by steam power.; frequency rank 34011
- cul-de-sac — a street, passage, or route closed at one end; frequency rank 34998
- boatswain — a ship's officer responsible for the deck crew, rigging, anchors, and other deck equipment; frequency rank 36733
- hackney — a carriage or cab kept for public hire; now chiefly historical except in the term hackney carriage; frequency rank 37319
- chaise — a light horse-drawn carriage, usually for one or two people; frequency rank 38183
- skiff — A small flat-bottomed open boat with a pointed bow and square stern.; frequency rank 38688
- porthole — a small, usually circular window in the side of a ship, aircraft, or similar vehicle; frequency rank 39611
- galleon — a large square-rigged sailing ship with three or more masts; frequency rank 42856
- flotsam — floating wreckage, cargo, or other debris from a ship; frequency rank 45983
- culvert — a covered channel or pipe that carries water beneath a road, railway, or embankment; frequency rank 49826
- coxswain — the sailor in charge of a ship's boat and crew, usually responsible for steering it; frequency rank 52848
- prow — the forward part of a ship or boat, especially when it projects above the water; frequency rank 54111
- longboat — the largest open boat formerly carried by a sailing ship, used for transport, work, or emergencies; frequency rank 56349
- lading — goods or cargo carried by a ship or other vehicle; frequency rank 56404
- scow — a broad, flat-bottomed boat used chiefly to carry bulk freight; frequency rank 56978
- outrigger — a float attached parallel to a canoe or boat by projecting struts to improve stability; frequency rank 57634
- cabriolet — a car with a roof that folds down or can be removed; frequency rank 63704
- phaeton — a light four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage, usually open and having one or two forward-facing seats; frequency rank 64686
- dray — a low, strong cart or wagon, traditionally horse-drawn and used for carrying heavy loads; frequency rank 66620
- mizzen — the mast immediately behind a ship's mainmast; a mizzenmast; frequency rank 69828
- brougham — a light four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage with an enclosed passenger body and an open driver's seat; frequency rank 69962
- scupper — an opening in a ship's side, or in a building wall, through which water drains from a deck, floor, or flat roof; frequency rank 73116
- forecastle — the raised forward part of a ship's upper deck or the structure built there; frequency rank 76716
- voiture — literary or historical, chiefly in French contexts: a carriage or other vehicle; frequency rank 78510
- barque — a sailing ship with three or more masts, square-rigged except on the rearmost mast; frequency rank 79127
- shipload — the quantity of cargo or passengers carried by, or sufficient to fill, a ship; frequency rank 87312
- coble — a small flat-bottomed open fishing boat designed for launching from beaches in northeastern England and Scotland; frequency rank 89099
- merchantman — a ship used to carry goods in trade rather than for naval warfare; frequency rank 93674
- byway — a minor, less-traveled road or path branching from a main route; frequency rank 95203
- hatchway — an opening through a ship's deck, floor, or wall that is fitted with a hatch; frequency rank 96593
- spanker — a fore-and-aft sail set on or behind the mast nearest the stern of a square-rigged ship, or the corresponding aftermost sail of a large schooner; frequency rank 97794
- hawser — a thick, heavy-duty rope or cable used to tow or moor a ship; frequency rank 109152
- perambulator — a baby carriage; a chiefly British and now dated term for a pram; frequency rank 114297
- barouche — historical: a large four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage with two facing passenger seats, a folding hood over the rear seat, and a raised driver's seat in front; frequency rank 119489
- flatcar — chiefly North American, a railroad freight car with a flat open deck and no permanent sides or roof, used for containers, vehicles, machinery, and other bulky loads; frequency rank 120549
- highroad — a main public road or highway; now more often written high road; frequency rank 136271
- steersman — One who steers a ship or other vessel; the helmsman.; frequency rank 151234
- binnacle — a fixed housing for a ship's compass, often fitted with a light and correcting magnets; frequency rank 167380
- cordage — cords and ropes considered collectively, especially the ropes used in a ship's rigging; frequency rank 184151
- gunwale — the upper edge of the side of a boat or ship; frequency rank 187353
- pilothouse — an enclosed compartment on a ship or boat from which the vessel is steered and navigated; frequency rank 197637
- sidelight — a small light fitted at the side of a vehicle or the red or green navigation light on a vessel; frequency rank 206768
- shipmaster — The master of a ship; a captain; a commander; frequency rank 216451
- outrider — a mounted escort who rides ahead of or beside a procession, vehicle, or body of travelers; frequency rank 233270
- bitt — a strong post or pair of posts on a ship, quay, or wharf around which a mooring line is secured; frequency rank 269579
- supercargo — an officer or owner's representative aboard a merchant ship who manages the cargo and its commercial sale or purchase; frequency rank 277046
- curricle — a light, open, two-wheeled carriage drawn by two horses side by side, fashionable in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries; frequency rank 277906
- equipage — a vehicle with wheels drawn by one or more horses; frequency rank 281259
- calash — a light horse-drawn carriage with a folding hood; frequency rank 287370
- rowlock — a U-shaped fitting or socket on the side of a boat that holds an oar and serves as its pivot while rowing; frequency rank 302774
- jarvey — British and Irish, historical: the driver of a hackney coach or jaunting car; frequency rank 337096
- postilion — historical: a rider mounted on the near horse of a carriage team in order to guide it, especially when there is no coachman; frequency rank 358297
- taffrail — the rail running around the stern of a ship; frequency rank 387753
- tailboard — a hinged board or door at the rear of a vehicle that can be lowered for loading; frequency rank 427583
- hackney coach — historical: a horse-drawn passenger coach kept for public hire, especially a four-wheeled carriage drawn by two horses
- collide with — to hit another person or object while moving

### C2+
- hulk — a large abandoned ship, wreck, or shell; frequency rank 6875
- automobile — a self-propelled passenger road vehicle; a car
- boatload — as much as a boat can carry; a large amount
- bogie — a swiveling wheeled undercarriage on a railway vehicle
- boxcar — an enclosed railroad freight car
- forestay — a rope or stay supporting a ship's foremast from the bow
- poop — excrement; or the raised deck at the stern of a ship
- taxicab — a car licensed to carry passengers for a fare; a taxi
- honker — something that honks, such as a goose or a car horn; informally, a large nose
- sleeper — one who sleeps, a sleeping car, or an unexpected success
- starboard — the right-hand side of a ship or aircraft when facing forward
- aerobatics — spectacular flying maneuvers performed by aircraft
- airship — a powered lighter-than-air aircraft; a dirigible
- autocamp — a roadside camp or site for motorists; to camp while traveling by car
- aviso — a dispatch boat, or an official notice or advice
- beakhead — the projecting forward part of an old sailing ship's bow
- brig — a two-masted square-rigged ship; a prison on a warship
- broadside — a simultaneous firing of all guns on one side of a ship; a strong verbal attack
- carriageway — the part of a road used by vehicular traffic
- coachfellow — a horse harnessed alongside another to the same coach; a yokefellow
- crawler — something that crawls; a tracked vehicle or a web-indexing program
- crewman — a member of the crew of a ship, aircraft, or vehicle
- dirigible — a steerable lighter-than-air aircraft; an airship
- flak — anti-aircraft fire, or strong criticism
- hotbox — an overheated axle bearing on a railway car; also an enclosed heated space
- motorcar — a road vehicle powered by an engine; an automobile
- sedan — an enclosed car seating four or more; an enclosed carried chair
- skipper — the captain of a ship or sports team
- underpass — a road or passage running beneath another road or railway
- unicycle — a single-wheeled pedal-driven vehicle
- velocipede — an early bicycle or pedaled vehicle propelled by the rider
- victoria — a light four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage with a folding top
- top-hamper — nautical: masts, spars, rigging, and other gear carried high above a ship's deck, especially when regarded as excess upper weight
- flagboat — a ship or boat carrying the commander of a fleet or squadron; a flagship
- hammercloth — a decorative, often weatherproof cloth covering the coachman's seat or box of a carriage
- thowel — historical or dialectal: a tholepin or rowlock against which an oar works in a boat
- periagua — a dugout canoe or a larger boat made by widening a dugout with added planks
- jackstaff — nautical: a short staff fixed at a ship's bow or bowsprit cap from which the jack is flown
- tweendeck — nautical: an intermediate deck, or the space between decks, especially on a merchant ship above the hold
- haul off — to transport something away, especially in a vehicle