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Transport
Destination C1&C2 Vocabulary Unit 8
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| airline (n) | a company that owns aircraft and takes people or goods by plane from one place to another |
| cargo (n) | things that are being sent by ship, plane, train, or truck |
| carriage (n) | one of the vehicles that are joined together to make a train |
| charter (v) | to hire a boat, plane, or bus, especially for use by a group of people |
| commute (v) | to travel regularly to and from work |
| destination (n) | the place where someone or something is going |
| hiker (n) | someone who walks for long distances in the countryside for pleasure |
| hitchhiker (n) | someone who travels by asking other people to take them in their car, by standing at the side of a road and holding out their thumb or a sign |
| jet lag (n) | the feeling of being very tired and sometimes confused because you have travelled quickly on a plane across parts of the world where the time is different |
| legroom (n) | the amount of space in front of your seat in which you can stretch your legs |
| load (v) | to put a load onto or into something such as a vehicle or container |
| load (n) | the goods that a vehicle carries |
| passerby (n) | someone who is walking past a place, especially when an accident or violent event happens |
| pedestrian (n) | someone who is walking, especially in a town or city, instead of driving or riding |
| pier (n) | a structure built out from the land over water and used for getting on and off boats |
| pilot (v) | to fly an aircraft |
| pilot (n) | someone who flies an aircraft |
| quay (n) | a hard surface next to a sea or river, where boats can stop |
| return fare (n phr) | the money you pay for a journey to and from a place |
| round trip (n phr) | an occasion when you go somewhere and come back to your starting point again |
| steer (v) | to control the direction in which a vehicle moves |
| steward (n) | a man whose job is to look after the passengers on a plane, train or ship, especially serving them whith food and drink |