Transportation

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

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/ˈtraɪˌpleɪn/ an airplane that has three pairs of wings, one above the others M S

/bɪt/ a strong post or pair of posts on a ship, quay, or wharf around which a mooring line is secured M S

/ˈskʌlɚ/ a person who propels a boat with a pair of sculls, especially in competitive rowing M S

/ˌʌnˈʃɪp/ to remove or unload people, animals, or cargo from a ship M S

/ˈsupəɹˌkɑɹɡoʊ/ an officer or owner's representative aboard a merchant ship who manages the cargo and its commercial sale or purchase M S

/ˈkɝː.ɪ.kəl/ a light, open, two-wheeled carriage drawn by two horses side by side, fashionable in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries M S

/ˈboʊtˌhʊk/ a long pole with a hook at one end, used aboard a vessel to push off obstacles or catch a line, buoy, boat, or floating object M S

/ˈɛ.kwɪ.pɪdʒ/ a vehicle with wheels drawn by one or more horses M S

/kəˈlɛʃ/ a light, low-wheeled horse-drawn carriage, typically fitted with a folding top M S

/ˈkoʊstˌwaɪz/ along a coast or by a route following the coast M S

/kəˈlæʃ/ a light horse-drawn carriage with a folding hood M S

/ˈroʊ.lɑːk/ a U-shaped fitting or socket on the side of a boat that holds an oar and serves as its pivot while rowing M S

/ˈdʒɑːɹ.vi/ British and Irish, historical: the driver of a hackney coach or jaunting car M S

/ˈfʊtˌweɪ/ a path or passage reserved for people travelling on foot M S

/pəˈstɪljən/ historical: a rider mounted on the near horse of a carriage team in order to guide it, especially when there is no coachman M S

/ˈtæfˌreɪl/ the rail running around the stern of a ship M S

/ˈteɪl.bɔːrd/ a hinged board or door at the rear of a vehicle that can be lowered for loading M S

/ˈsɝːsɪŋɡəl/ a broad strap or girth passed around a horse or other pack animal to secure a saddle, blanket, or load M S

/ˈaʊtˌpɔːrt/ chiefly British or historical: a port other than a country's main port, especially a British port outside London M S

/ˈkoʊtʃˌmeɪkɚ/ historical: a craftsperson or business that builds horse-drawn coaches and carriages M S

/ˈlaɪtɚmən/ historical: a person who operates, owns, or works on a lighter, a flat-bottomed barge used to transfer cargo M S

/ˈmʌltiˌpleɪn/ an airplane having at least three superposed main planes M S

/ˈfloʊtə/ historical: a fleet of Spanish ships, especially the convoy that carried goods and treasure between Spain and its American colonies M S

/ˈpoʊstˌbɔɪ/ historically, a boy or man who rode a post horse to guide a hired carriage; a postilion M S

/ˈtɛksəs/ on a western river steamboat, the uppermost cabin structure, usually containing officers' or crew quarters near the pilothouse M S

hackney coach C2

/ˈhæk.ni ˌkoʊtʃ/ historical: a horse-drawn passenger coach kept for public hire, especially a four-wheeled carriage drawn by two horses M S

/ˈʌpərˌwɝks/ the structures and equipment above the hull or main deck of a ship, or above the main body of a vehicle or machine M S

/ˈʌpˌbaʊnd/ moving upward, upstream, or in a direction conventionally regarded as up M S

/ˈstɝnˌwil/ a paddle wheel mounted at the stern of a vessel to propel it through the water M S

/ˈbæɡɪdʒˌmæn/ historical: a railway employee responsible for receiving, guarding, sorting, and delivering passengers' baggage, often in a baggage car M S

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