Travel

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

85 words

# Travel

**Type:** Topic
**Words:** 85

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

## Words by Level

### A1
- stop - A place where a bus or train regularly halts to let passengers on and off.
- hotel - A building where travellers pay to stay overnight and are given meals and other services.
- trip - A journey to a place, often for a short time and a particular purpose.
- travel - To go from one place to another, especially over a long distance.
- ticket - A printed piece of paper that shows you have paid to travel or to enter a place.
- airport - A place where aircraft take off and land, with runways and terminals for passengers.
- map - A drawing of an area that shows where places, roads, and features are.
- vacation - A period of time away from work or school spent resting or travelling.
- holiday - A period of time spent away from work or school for rest or travel.

### A2
- stage - A raised platform where actors, singers, or speakers perform in front of an audience.
- flight - A journey made by plane.
- journey - An act of travelling from one place to another, especially over a long distance.
- tour - A short journey to see a place, building, or area.
- abroad - in or to a foreign country
- suitcase - A large case with a handle, used for carrying clothes and other things when you travel.
- cruise - A holiday spent travelling on a ship and stopping at different places.
- chart - A drawing or diagram that shows information clearly, often with numbers or figures.
- globe - The world; planet Earth.
- tourist - A person who travels somewhere for pleasure or to see the sights.
- tour guide
- route - The way you take to get from one place to another.

### B1
- connection - A relationship or link between things or events.
- guide - A person who shows others around a place or leads them on a journey.
- transfer - To move something or someone from one place to another.
- passport - An official document that proves who you are and your nationality, used for foreign travel.
- hop - To jump a short distance, often on one foot.
- crossing - A place where you can safely cross a road, railway, or river.
- luggage - The bags and cases you carry your belongings in when travelling.
- arrival - The act of reaching a place.
- destination - The place where someone or something is going.
- departure - The act of leaving a place, especially to start a journey.
- voyage - A long journey, especially by sea or in space.
- terminal - Causing death; not curable and leading to death.
- visa - An official stamp or document allowing you to enter, stay in, or leave a country.
- souvenir - An object you keep or give to remember a place or event.
- depart - To leave a place, especially to begin a journey.
- tourism - The activity of travelling to places for pleasure.
- check-in counter - The act of reporting your arrival at an airport or hotel, often at a special desk.
- travel agent
- expedition - A long, organized journey made by a group for a particular purpose, such as exploration.
- overland - travelling or carried across land rather than by sea or air

### B2
- circuit - A complete path that an electric current flows around.
- roam - To wander or travel about freely with no fixed destination.
- getaway - A short holiday or trip, often to relax.
- caravan - A vehicle with beds and cooking equipment that is pulled by a car and used as a home on holiday.
- trek - To make a long, slow, or difficult journey, especially on foot.
- commute - The regular journey between your home and your workplace or school.
- excursion - A short trip taken for pleasure, often by a group.
- walkabout - A public walk by a famous person to meet ordinary people informally.
- stopover - A short stay or break during a long journey, often to change planes.
- voyager - a person who makes a long journey, especially by sea or through unexplored regions

### C1
- provisions - Supplies of food and other essentials, especially for a journey or hard times.
- terminate - To end or stop something.
- itinerary - A detailed plan or schedule of a journey, listing the places and times.
- embark - To start something new and important, such as a project or journey.
- exodus - The departure of a large number of people at the same time.
- rove - to wander or travel without a fixed destination
- rendezvous - an arranged meeting at a particular time and place
- embarkation - the act or process of going aboard a ship or aircraft

### C2
- encamp - to set up or settle in a camp, usually for a limited time
- stowaway - a person who secretly hides aboard a ship, aircraft, train, or other vehicle in order to travel without permission or payment
- sojourner - a person who stays temporarily in a place rather than settling there permanently
- cicerone - a guide who conducts visitors around a place and explains its history, art, or antiquities
- wayfarer - literary: a person traveling from place to place, especially on foot
- rover - a person who wanders or travels without settling in one place
- valise - a small suitcase or traveling bag, especially one carried by hand
- carpetbag - a traveling bag made from carpet fabric, especially one used in the nineteenth century
- saddlebag - one of a pair of bags carried across or beside a saddle, or a similar bag fitted to a bicycle or motorcycle
- galleon - a large square-rigged sailing ship with three or more masts
- shipman - Synonym of sailor
- shipmaster - The master of a ship; a captain; a commander
- towpath - a path along a canal or river used by animals towing boats
- peregrination - a long journey or period of wandering from place to place

### C2+
- terminus - the end point of a route, line, or journey
- baggagemaster - a railway official in charge of passengers' luggage
- dispatch - to send off promptly to a destination or for a purpose
- fifo - first in, first out: a method of ordering or processing items by arrival
- importation - the act or process of bringing goods into a country from abroad
- layover - a period of waiting between connecting legs of a journey
- seafaring - engaged in or relating to travel by sea
- starship - a spacecraft designed for interstellar travel
- tripper - a person who goes on a trip or excursion, especially a tourist
- posta - 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
- posthouse - historical: an inn or relay station where post horses were exchanged and riders or travelers could lodge
- Gladstone bag - a stiff-sided travelling bag with a hinged frame that opens flat into two equal compartments

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