Travel and Transport Vocabulary

Automatic vocabulary flashcards covering travel and transport terms, phrasal verbs, collocations, word patterns, and word formations from the lecture notes.

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

travel

the activity of travelling

excursion

a short journey that you make for pleasure

fare

the money that you pay for a journey

ticket

a piece of paper that shows that you have paid to do something such as travel on a train, bus, plane, etc

fee

an amount of money that you pay to be allowed to do something such as join an organisation

view

the things that you can see from a particular place

sight

a person or a thing that you see that has a particular feature

world

the planet that we live on

earth

the land on which we live

area

a part of a place or building

territory

an area of land that is controlled by a particular country, leader or army

season

one of the four periods into which the year is divided according to the weather

period

an amount of time

miss

to be too late for something such as a train or bus

lose

to no longer have something

take

to move or carry someone or something from one place to another

bring

to take someone or something with you from one place to another

go

to move or travel to a place that is away from where you are now

book

to arrange to have or use something at a particular time in the future

keep

to continue to have or own something

arrive

to reach a place

reach

to arrive somewhere

live

to have your home in a particular place

stay

to live or remain in a place for a while as a guest or visitor

border

the official line that separates two countries or regions

edge

the part of something that is furthest from its centre

line

a long thin mark on the surface of something

length

a measurement of how long something is in size

distance

the amount of space between two people or things

guide

to show someone where to go by going with them

lead

to take someone to a place by going there with them, usually in front of them

native

living in a particular country or area since birth

home (town)

the city or town where you lived as a child

catch up with

reach the same point/level as

check in

register at a hotel or an airport

check out

leave a hotel; investigate

drop off

let someone get out of a vehicle; fall asleep

get back

return from a place

go away

go on holiday

keep up with

stay at the same point/level as

make for

go in the direction of

pick up

stop in a vehicle to give someone a lift

pull in

stop by the side of the road in a car

run over

hit with a car

see off

go to a train station, etc, to see someone leave

set out/off

start a journey

take off

leave the ground

turn round

go back in the opposite direction