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Travel and transport
Unit 2 vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| voyage | a long journey, especially on a ship |
| journey | an occasion when you travel from one place to another, especially over a long distance |
| trip | an occasion when you go somewhere and come back again |
| excursion | a short journey that you make for pleasure |
| sight | a person or a thing that you see that has a particular feature: Windmills are a common sight in this part of the country |
| fare | the money that you pay for a journey |
| fee | an amount of money that you pay to be allowed to do something such as join on organisation. |
| catch up with | reach the same point/level as |
| drop off | let someone get out of a vehicle; fall asleep |
| keep up with | stay at the same point/ level as |
| make for | go in the direction of |
| pull in | stop by the side of the road in a car |
| see off | go to a train station, etc, to see someone leave |
| set out/off | start a journey |
| off the top of one's head | If you say something off the top of your head, you say it without thinking about it much before you speak, especially because you do not have enough time. It was the best I could think of off the top of my head |
| advance (verb) | The verb advance means "move forward purposefully." When you move forward, you advance. You can advance a chess piece on a board, advance toward someone across a room, or observe an army as it advances into a country |
| bank holiday | a day on which banks are officially closed, kept as a public holiday. |