Travel and transport

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Travel and transport

Air Travel

Transit

Transit passengers stop at an airport which is not their final destination.

Jet lag

Tiredness after a long flight due to differences in time zones.

Galley

Part of a plane where food and duty-free goods are kept.

Cabin crew

The personnel on a plane who look after the passengers during a flight.

Board

Get on or enter a plane.

Aisle seat

A seat next to the long corridor in the centre of the plane.

Aisle

Corridor between the rows of seats on a plane.

Rail Travel

Underground (UK)

Tube (UK)

Informal word for the underground railway system in London.

Tracks

Set of rails for trains.

Terminal

End of a railway line or bus route

Subway (US)

Underground urban railway system.

Tram

Public passenger vehicle running on rails (tramlines) along the streets.

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Visa

Stamp or mark put on a passport to authorize entry, exit or transit.

Peak time

When the greatest number of people are travelling.

Off-peak

A time period that is less busy (and tickets are usually cheaper).

Label

Card showing your name and address which is used to identify luggage.

Check-out

Pay one's bill and leave a hotel.

Baggage claim

Place where passengers go to get their luggage at the end of a flight.

Rate of exchange

Value of money (currency) in another country.

Shuttle

An aircraft or bus that travels regularly between two places

Sea Travel

Jet Ski

Raft

Kayak

Canoe

Submarine

types of boats

sailboat

rowboat

motorboat

types of ships

cruise ship

cargo ship

battleship

Anchor

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Road Travel

headlights

the bright white lights on the front of the car

detour

the main road is blocked for some reason.

merge into one lane

when cars from a lane need to transition sideways into another lane

pothole

a hole in the surface of the road.

toll

money that all drivers have to pay in order to drive on that part of the highway, bridge, or tunnel.

speeding ticket

when the police catch you driving faster than the limit, and you have to pay some money

lane

section of the road wide enough for one car.

highway

a wide road where cars are allowed to go very fast

Cab

Taxi