Travel

Getting from here to there: airports, passports, and words for the journey.

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A1 (9)

/stɑp/ A place where a bus or train regularly halts to let passengers on and off. M S

/ˈhoʊ.tɛl/ A building where travellers pay to stay overnight and are given meals and other services. M S

/tɹɪp/ A journey to a place, often for a short time and a particular purpose. M S

/ˈtɹævəl/ To go from one place to another, especially over a long distance. M S

/ˈtɪk.ət/ A printed piece of paper that shows you have paid to travel or to enter a place. M S

/ˈɛɹ.pɔɹt/ A place where aircraft take off and land, with runways and terminals for passengers. M S

/ˈmæp/ A drawing of an area that shows where places, roads, and features are. M S

/veɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ A period of time away from work or school spent resting or travelling. M S

/ˈhɑləˌdeɪ/ A period of time spent away from work or school for rest or travel. M S

A2 (12) Pro

/steɪd͡ʒ/ A raised platform where actors, singers, or speakers perform in front of an audience. M S

/ˈflɐɪ̯t/ A journey made by plane. M S

/ˈd͡ʒɝni/ An act of travelling from one place to another, especially over a long distance. M S

/tɔː(ɹ)/ A short journey to see a place, building, or area. M S

/ɹʉːt/ The way you take to get from one place to another. M S

/əˈbɹɔd/ in or to a foreign country M S

/ˈs(j)uːtkeɪs/ A large case with a handle, used for carrying clothes and other things when you travel. M S

/kɹuːz/ A holiday spent travelling on a ship and stopping at different places. M S

/t͡ʃɑɹt/ A drawing or diagram that shows information clearly, often with numbers or figures. M S

/ɡloʊb/ The world; planet Earth. M S

/ˈtʊɹ.ɪst/ A person who travels somewhere for pleasure or to see the sights. M S

B1 (20) Pro

/kəˈnɛkʃ(ə)n/ A relationship or link between things or events. M S

/ɡaɪd/ A person who shows others around a place or leads them on a journey. M S

/tɹænsˈfɚ/ To move something or someone from one place to another. M S

/ˈpæspɔɹt/ An official document that proves who you are and your nationality, used for foreign travel. M S

/hɑp/ To jump a short distance, often on one foot. M S

/ˈkɹɔsɪŋ/ A place where you can safely cross a road, railway, or river. M S

/ləˈɡed͡ʒ/ The bags and cases you carry your belongings in when travelling. M S

/əˈɹaɪ.vl̩/ The act of reaching a place. M S

/ˌdɛstəˈneɪʃən/ The place where someone or something is going. M S

/ˌɛkspəˈdɪʃən/ A long, organized journey made by a group for a particular purpose, such as exploration. M S

/dɪˈpɑːrtʃɝ/ The act of leaving a place, especially to start a journey. M S

/ˈvɔɪ.ɪd͡ʒ/ A long journey, especially by sea or in space. M S

/ˈtɚmɪnəl/ Causing death; not curable and leading to death. M S

/ˈʋi.zɑ/ An official stamp or document allowing you to enter, stay in, or leave a country. M S

/ˈsu.vəˌnɪɹ/ An object you keep or give to remember a place or event. M S

/dɪˈpɑɹt/ To leave a place, especially to begin a journey. M S

/ˈtɔːɹɪzəm/ The activity of travelling to places for pleasure. M S

check-in counter B1

The act of reporting your arrival at an airport or hotel, often at a special desk. M S

/ˈoʊvɚˌlænd/ travelling or carried across land rather than by sea or air M S

travel agent B1

B2 (10) Pro

/ˈsɝ.kɪt/ A complete path that an electric current flows around. M S

/ɹoʊm/ To wander or travel about freely with no fixed destination. M S

/ˈgɛtəˌweɪ/ A short holiday or trip, often to relax. M S

/ˈkæɹəvæn/ A vehicle with beds and cooking equipment that is pulled by a car and used as a home on holiday. M S

/tɹɛk/ To make a long, slow, or difficult journey, especially on foot. M S

/ˈvɔɪədʒɝ/ a person who makes a long journey, especially by sea or through unexplored regions M S

/kəˈmjut/ The regular journey between your home and your workplace or school. M S

/ɛkˈskɝ.ʒən/ A short trip taken for pleasure, often by a group. M S

A public walk by a famous person to meet ordinary people informally. M S

/ˈstɑpˌoʊvɚ/ A short stay or break during a long journey, often to change planes. M S

C1 (8) Pro

/ˈrɑːn.deɪ.vuː/ an arranged meeting at a particular time and place M S

/pɹəˈvɪʒ.ənz/ Supplies of food and other essentials, especially for a journey or hard times. M S

/ˈtɝmɪneɪ̯t/ To end or stop something. M S

/aɪˈtɪnəˌɹɛɹi/ A detailed plan or schedule of a journey, listing the places and times. M S

/ɪmˈbɑɹk/ To start something new and important, such as a project or journey. M S

/ˈɛksədəs/ The departure of a large number of people at the same time. M S

/ˌɛmbɑrˈkeɪʃən/ the act or process of going aboard a ship or aircraft M S

/ɹoʊv/ to wander or travel without a fixed destination M S

C2 (14) Pro

/ˈroʊvɚ/ a person who wanders or travels without settling in one place M S

/ˈstoʊəˌweɪ/ a person who secretly hides aboard a ship, aircraft, train, or other vehicle in order to travel without permission or payment M S

/ˈɡæ.li.ən/ a large square-rigged sailing ship with three or more masts M S

/vəˈliːz/ a small suitcase or traveling bag, especially one carried by hand M S

/ˈsædəlˌbæɡ/ one of a pair of bags carried across or beside a saddle, or a similar bag fitted to a bicycle or motorcycle M S

/ˈʃɪpmən/ Synonym of sailor M S

/ˈweɪˌfɛrər/ literary: a person traveling from place to place, especially on foot M S

/ˈtoʊˌpæθ/ a path along a canal or river used by animals towing boats M S

/ɪnˈkæmp/ to set up or settle in a camp, usually for a limited time M S

/ˈkɑrpətˌbæɡ/ a traveling bag made from carpet fabric, especially one used in the nineteenth century M S

/ˈsoʊd͡ʒɚnɚ/ a person who stays temporarily in a place rather than settling there permanently M S

/ˌsɪsəˈroʊni/ a guide who conducts visitors around a place and explains its history, art, or antiquities M S

/ˈʃɪpˌmæs.tɚ/ The master of a ship; a captain; a commander M S

peregrination C2

/ˌpɛr.ə.ɡrəˈneɪ.ʃən/ a long journey or period of wandering from place to place M S

C2+ (12) Pro

/ˈpoʊsthaʊs/ historical: an inn or relay station where post horses were exchanged and riders or travelers could lodge M S

/ˈtɝmənəs/ the end point of a route, line, or journey M S

baggagemaster C2+

/ˈbæɡɪdʒˌmæstɚ/ a railway official in charge of passengers' luggage M S

/dɪsˈpætʃ/ to send off promptly to a destination or for a purpose M S

/ˈfaɪfoʊ/ first in, first out: a method of ordering or processing items by arrival M S

importation C2+

/ˌɪmpɔrˈteɪʃən/ the act or process of bringing goods into a country from abroad M S

/ˈleɪˌoʊvər/ a period of waiting between connecting legs of a journey M S

/ˈsiˌfɛrɪŋ/ engaged in or relating to travel by sea M S

/ˈstɑrˌʃɪp/ a spacecraft designed for interstellar travel M S

/ˈtrɪpɚ/ a person who goes on a trip or excursion, especially a tourist M S

/ˈpoʊ.stə/ historical, in Spanish America: a staging post or outpost on a travel or communication route, with a relay of horses and often a small staff or guard M S

Gladstone bag C2+

/ˈɡlæd.stən ˌbæɡ/ a stiff-sided travelling bag with a hinged frame that opens flat into two equal compartments M S

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