Solo Adventurers Lecture Notes

Vocabulary flashcards generated from lecture notes on solo adventurers and their world records.

typhoon

A violent tropical storm with very strong winds.

run over

To knock a person or an animal down while driving a vehicle.

severe

Extremely bad or serious.

cart

A light vehicle with wheels that you pull or push by hand.

fulfill

To do or achieve what was hoped for or expected.

voyage

A long journey, especially by sea or in space.

discourage

To try to prevent something or to prevent somebody from doing something.

navigate

To plan and direct the course of a ship or plane by using a map.

crash

An accident in which a vehicle hits something.

capable

Having the ability or qualities necessary for doing something.

circumnavigate

To go all the way around something, especially all the way around the world.

heatstroke

An illness caused by being in the heat for too long.

Zara Rutherford

The youngest woman to fly solo around the world (as of January 2022).

Kevin Carr

The fastest person to circumnavigate the planet on foot (in 2015).

Laura Dekker

The youngest person to sail solo around the world (in 2012).

Jenny Graham

The fastest woman to cycle around the world (in 2018).

ultra-light sport aircraft

The type of plane Zara Rutherford used for her solo flight attempt, achieving top speeds of 300 kilometers per hour.