berth |
a shelf or bunk for sleeping on a ship or train. [1/2 definitions] |
break in |
to train, or to prepare for use. [1/2 definitions] |
caboose |
a car at the rear of a freight train, used by the train's crew as a place for eating, sleeping, and observation of the tracks. |
carsick |
having a sick feeling while riding in a car, bus, or train. |
coach |
a section of seats on an airplane or train. Tickets for this section are less expensive than first class. [2/6 definitions] |
conductor |
the person on a train or bus who collects payment. [1/3 definitions] |
depot |
a bus or train station. [1/2 definitions] |
discipline |
to train or cause (another or others) to act in accordance with rules or proven ways of getting good results. [2/7 definitions] |
drill1 |
to teach or train by means of having a person repeat something over and over. [1/4 definitions] |
engine |
a railroad locomotive; train. [1/2 definitions] |
escalator |
a set of stairs that moves by means of a belt drive. An escalator carries people between floors of large buildings, such as department stores, airports, or train stations. |
fare |
the price paid to ride on a bus, train, taxi, or airplane, or a passenger who pays this price. [1/2 definitions] |
freight |
goods shipped by boat, plane, train, or truck. |
mass transit |
a system of public transportation that carries people from place to place within a city by bus and train. |
parkway |
a British word for a train station in the suburbs where many people park their cars and commute to work by train. [1/2 definitions] |
passenger |
a person who is not driving, but travels in an automobile, bus, train, or other vehicle. |
porter1 |
a person whose job is to carry baggage at a train station, airport, or hotel. [2 definitions] |
rail1 |
one of a pair of long metal bars along which a railway train travels. [1/3 definitions] |
railroad |
a road of steel rails upon which train cars travel. [1/2 definitions] |
railway |
a set of tracks on which a train runs. [1/2 definitions] |
roller coaster |
an amusement park ride in which a train of open cars rides up and down a winding track. |