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| aboard |
When you get aboard an airplane, boat, or train, it means that you get onto it to travel somewhere. [2 definitions] |
| berth |
a shelf or bunk for sleeping on a ship or train. [1/2 definitions] |
| board |
When you board something like a train, a ship, or airplane, it means that you get on so that you can ride somewhere. [1/6 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. |
| car |
The different parts of a train are also called cars. [1/3 definitions] |
| 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] |
| diner |
A diner is a somewhat small, informal restaurant that is usually located on a major road so that travelers can easily stop there. Diners, especially older ones, look something like one of the cars on a train. In a diner, people often sit at a long counter or in booths next to the windows. The food at a diner is not too expensive and is similar to food that many American people serve at home. [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] |
| electric |
When something is electric, it mean that it uses, produces. or carries electricity. An electric train is a train that uses electricity. [1/3 definitions] |
| engine |
a railroad locomotive; train. [1/2 definitions] |
| engineer |
An engineer is someone who runs an engine, especially the engine of a 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. |
| knight |
A long time ago, a knight was a man who fought for a king or other person of high rank. A knight always rode a horse when he fought in battle. Becoming a knight was not easy. A young man had to train hard to learn how to use a sword and ride a horse. |
| late |
If school starts at eight o'clock, and you get to school ten minutes after eight o'clock, you are late. If a train should leave at nine o'clock, but it doesn't leave until ten o'clock, then the train is very late. [1/5 definitions] |
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