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BUILDINGS
VOCABULARY BUILDINGS
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Apartment block | A large building with flats/apartments on each floor |
| Bridge | A structure that is built over a road, railway/railroad, river, etc. so that people or vehicles can cross from one side to the other |
| Movie theater | Movie theater, theater) [countable] a building in which films are shown |
| Garage | A building for keeping one or more cars or other vehicles in |
| Pet store | |
| Hospital | A large building where people who are ill/sick or injured are given medical treatment and care |
| Skyscrapers | A very tall building in a city |
| Gas station | A place at the side of a road where you take your car to buy petrol/gas, oil, etc. |
| Construction site | The process or method of building or making something, especially roads, buildings, bridges, etc. |
| Church | A building where Christians go to worship |
| Castle | A large strong building with thick high walls and towers, built in the past by kings or queens, or other important people, to defend themselves against attack |
| Airport | A place where planes land and take off and that has buildings for passengers to wait in |
| Tunnel | A passage built underground, for example to allow a road or railway/railroad to go through a hill, under a river, etc. |
| Convenience store | A shop/store that sells food, newspapers, etc. and often stays open 24 hours a day |
| Florist | A person who owns or works in a shop/store that sells flowers and plants |
| Stadium | A large sports ground surrounded by rows of seats and usually other buildings |
| Factory | A building or group of buildings where goods are made |
| Windmill | A building with machinery for grinding grain into flour that is driven by the power of the wind turning long arms (called sails ) |
| Zoo | A place where many kinds of wild animals are kept for the public to see and where they are studied, bred and protected |
| Car park | |
| House | A building for people to live in, usually for one family |
| Statue | A figure of a person or an animal in stone, metal, etc., usually the same size as in real life or larger |
| Train station | A place where trains stop so that passengers can get on and off; the buildings connected with this |
| Lighthouse | A tower or other building that contains a strong light to warn and guide ships near the coast |
| Tent | A shelter made of a large sheet of canvas, nylon, etc. that is supported by poles and ropes fixed to the ground, and is used especially for camping |
| Road | A hard surface built for vehicles to travel on |
| Billboard | A large board on the outside of a building or at the side of the road, used for putting advertisements on |