XIII - VOCABULARY Transport & travel

TRANSPORT & TRAVEL 

Airline	Company which commercializes air travel.
Airport	Large area where aircraft land and take off.
Aisle	Corridor between the rows of seats on a plane.
Arrivals area	Area for passengers getting off a plane.
Baggage	Bags, suitcases, etc.
Baggage claim	Place where passengers go to get their luggage at the end of a flight.
Board	Get on or enter a plane
Boarding pass	Card which authorizes passengers to board a plane.
Bus	Large motor vehicle carrying passengers along a fixed route.
Bus stop	Area where passengers get on and off a bus.
Cab	Taxi
Car	Motor vehicle for carrying passengers.
Check-in	Register as a guest at a hotel or as a passenger at an airport.
Connection    Connecting train or flight	Train or plane leaving the station or airport soon after the arrival of another, enabling the passengers to change from one to another.
Customs	Government department that collects taxes on goods imported from other countries.
Departure board	Large display showing times and destinations of departing flights.
Departure lounge	Place where passengers wait before boarding a plane.
Direct	Without any connecting trains or flights.
Domestic flight	Within the country, not international.
Duty-free	Without payment of taxes called 'custom duties'.
Excess baggage	Baggage that weighs more than the amount allowed.
Fare	Cost of a journey by bus, boat or taxi.
Flight	Journey in an aircraft.
Gate	The place in an airport where a particular flight arrives and departs.
Hand luggage	Light baggage (bags, briefcases, etc.) that you are allowed to carry
On board.
Jet lag	Tiredness after a long flight due to differences in time zones.
Label	Card showing your name and address which is used to identify luggage.
Luggage	Bags, suitcases, etc.
Motorway	Wide road for fast-moving traffic.
Off-peak	A time that is less busy (and tickets are usually cheaper).
Passport	Official identification document for citizens travelling abroad.
Peak time	When the greatest number of people are travelling.
Pilot	Person who navigates the plane.
Platform	In a railway station, area next to the track where passengers get on and off trains.
Return	Ticket for a journey to a place and back again.
Runway	Ground on which aircraft take off and land.
Shuttle	An aircraft or bus that travels regularly between two places.
Single	Ticket for a one-way journey to a place.
Station	A place where trains stop on a railway line.
Steward / stewardess	Personnel on board a plane
Stopover	A temporary stop during a long journey.
Subway (US)	Underground urban railway system.
Suitcase	Case for carrying clothes when travelling.
Tag	A sort of label.
Taxi	Car for hire for which you pay a fare.
Taxi rank	Place where taxes park while waiting to be hired.
Terminal	-Building at an airport where passengers arrive and depart.  -End of a railway line or bus route.
Ticket	Printed paper giving the holder the right to travel by plane, train, bus, etc.
Tracks	Set of rails for trains.
Train	Railway engine with several carriages linked behind it.
Tram	Public passenger vehicle running on rails (tramlines) along the streets.
Transit	Transit passengers stop at an airport which is not their final destination.
Tube (UK)	Informal word for the underground railway system in London.
Underground (UK)	Underground urban railway system.
Visa	Stamp or mark put on a passport to authorize entry, exit or transit.