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Transportation
Glossary
Shipment: the action of shipping goods.
Transport: take or carry (people or goods) from one place to another by means of
a vehicle, aircraft, or
ship.
Haulage: the commercial transport of goods.
Transit: the carrying of people or things from one place to another.
Carrying: support and move (someone or something) from one place to another.
Tram: an electric vehicle similar to a bus but goes along metal tracks on the road
Coach: a bus used to take groups
of people on long journeys
Yacht: a boat used for travelling around for
pleasure or racing
Overpass: a bridge that carries one road over another road.
Service road: A small road next to a busier,
faster road, that you use to drive to homes and shops.
Traffic jam: a large number of vehicles on a road moving very slowly or not at all.
Emissions: the amount of gas, heat, light that is sent out.
Noise pollution: noise,
such as that from traffic, that is considered unhealthy for people.
Environmentally-friendly: not harmful to the environment.
Abroad: In a foreign country.
Business trip: a journey taken for business purposes.
Commute: to travel regularly between work and home.
Space travel: travel through outer space.
Autonomous vehicle: a car capable of driving itself.
high-speed rail: a high-speed passenger train.
Vehicle: A machine, usually with wheels and an engine, used for taking people or goods
from one place
to another, especially on roads.
Infrastructure – the basic systems and services, such as transportation and power supplies, that a
country or organization uses in order to work effectively.
A journey: the act of travelling from one place to another, especially in a vehicle.
