LexiTopic: Transportation and Travel
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The LexiConnexxions analysis has identified these words related to TRANSPORTATION AND TRAVEL in the Spelling Bee lexicon.
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Bee words marked with an asterisk have been used in at least one Spelling Bee puzzle, then subsequently disallowed; they are retained here for historical interest.
ABOUT THE LEXITOPICS PROJECT
Taxonomy for Spelling Bee words related to TRANSPORTATION AND TRAVEL
SUBJECT HEADINGS IN THIS LEXITOPIC:
Baggage and Luggage personalCargo and Conveyance not baggageGarages, Parking, StorageHorse-drawn Conveyances only the vehiclesMotor Vehicle Operation Motor Vehicle Parts, Problems, RepairsMotor Vehicle Traffic and MishapsMotor Vehicle TypesOther ConveyancesPassengers and TransitPeople in Transportation and TravelRoads, Highways, and Byways includes bridgesTrails, Paths, and Walkways
Trains and RailwaysTravel personal
NOTES ABOUT THE TAXONOMY FOR TRANSPORTATION AND TRAVEL
SCOPE NOTE: This LexiTopic compiles and defines Bee words related to all modes of transportation except aviation and water travel.
Words related to human ambulation (in general) are in PEOPLE: MOVEMENTS AND MOTIONS. Words related to hiking are in SPORTS AND RECREATION.
Words related to powered flight are in AVIATION AND AIRCRAFT.
Words related to boats and water travel are in NAUTICAL AND MARITIME.
Words related to motor and bicycle racing are in SPORTS AND RECREATION.
Words related to horse-drawn conveyances are here in TRANSPORTATION AND TRAVEL. Words related to general equestrian care, management, and equipment, as well as words related to riding and driving, are in AGRICULTURE AND FARM LIFE.
Topical arrangement of Spelling Bee words related to TRANSPORTATION AND TRAVEL
Baggage and Luggage personal
BACKPACK: a pack that usually has two shoulder straps and is carried on the back; also, to hike with a backpack; also, to carry (food or equipment) on the back especially in hikingBAGGAGE: suitcases, trunks, and personal belongings of travelers: LUGGAGECARRYALL: a capacious bag or carrying caseCHECK: a ticket or token showing ownership or identity or indicating payment made (a baggage check); also, to leave or accept for safekeeping in a checkroom (check a coat); also, to consign (something, such as luggage) to a common carrier from which one has purchased a passenger ticket (checked our bags before boarding); also, to ship or accept for shipment under such a consignmentCHECKED: a ticket or token showing ownership or identity or indicating payment made (a baggage check); also, to leave or accept for safekeeping in a checkroom (check a coat); also, to consign (something, such as luggage) to a common carrier from which one has purchased a passenger ticket (checked our bags before boarding); also, to ship or accept for shipment under such a consignmentCHECKING: a ticket or token showing ownership or identity or indicating payment made (a baggage check); also, to leave or accept for safekeeping in a checkroom (check a coat); also, to consign (something, such as luggage) to a common carrier from which one has purchased a passenger ticket (checked our bags before boarding); also, to ship or accept for shipment under such a consignmentDUFFEL: or duffle; a duffel bag, a soft oblong bag for personal belongings, especially that made from a coarse heavy woolen material with a thick nap, from the Dutch duffel, from Duffel, BelgiumDUFFLE: M-W: variant of duffel, a duffel bag, a soft oblong bag for personal belongings, especially that made from a coarse heavy woolen material with a thick nap, from the Dutch duffel, from Duffel, BelgiumGRIP: a suitcase
HANDBAG: a suitcase: a portable case designed to hold a traveler's clothing and personal articles; also, a bag held in the hand or hung from a shoulder strap and used for carrying small personal articles and moneyLUGGAGE: something that is lugged, especially: suitcases for a traveler's belongings: baggagePACK: a bundle arranged for convenience in carrying especially on the back; also, the contents of a bundle; also, to make into a compact bundle; to be suitable for packing (a knit dress packs well); also, to stow goods and equipment for transportation; to travel with one's baggage (as by horse); to load with a pack (pack a mule); to transport on foot or on the back of an animal (pack a canoe overland)PACKABLE: to be suitable for packing (a knit dress packs well);PACKED: a bundle arranged for convenience in carrying especially on the back; also, the contents of a bundle; also, to make into a compact bundle; to be suitable for packing (a knit dress packs well); also, to stow goods and equipment for transportation; to travel with one's baggage (as by horse); to load with a pack (pack a mule); to transport on foot or on the back of an animal (pack a canoe overland)ROLL: a flexible case (as of leather) in which articles may be rolled and fastened by straps or clasps (jewelry roll)TOTE: a tote bag, a large 2-handled open-topped bag (as of canvas)WALLET: a bag for carrying miscellaneous articles while traveling
Cargo and Conveyance not baggage
BARGING: to carry by bargeCARLOAD: the minimum number of tons required for shipping at carload rates CARRY: portage; the act or method of carrying; also, to move [something] while supporting: to transportCARRYING: portage; the act or method of carrying; also, to move [something] while supporting: to transportCART: to carry or convey in or as if in a cartCARTFUL: a cartload, as much as a cart will holdCARTLOAD: as much as a cart will holdCONVEY: to bear from one place to another, especially: to move in a continuous stream or massCONVEYED: to bear from one place to another, especially: to move in a continuous stream or massCONVOY: one that convoys, one that escorts for protectionCONVOY: to accompany, especially: to escort for protection; also, a group convoyed or organized for convenience or protection in movingCONVOYED: to accompany, especially: to escort for protectionDEADHEAD: to make especially a return trip without a loadDEADHEADED: to make especially a return trip without a loadDROP: a place or central depository to which something (such as mail, money, or stolen property) is brought for distribution or transmission (a mail drop); also: the act of depositing something at such a placeHAUL: to transport in a vehicle: to cart also, to furnish transportationHAULAGE: the act or process of hauling; also, a charge made for haulingHAULED: to transport in a vehicle: to cart also, to furnish transportationHAULING: to transport in a vehicle: to cart also, to furnish transportationLADE: to put a load or burden on or in; to take on cargo; to load; to put or place as a load especially for shipment: to shipLADED: to put a load or burden on or in; to take on cargo; to load; to put or place as a load especially for shipment: to shipLADEN: (adj.) carrying a large load or burden: heavily or abundantly loaded; full; also, (verb) to lade (heavily ladened with equipmentLADING: a loading; a cargo, weight, or stress placed on something; also, the cargo or freight; also, to put a load or burden on or in; to take on cargo; to load; to put or place as a load especially for shipment: to shipLAND: to set down after conveyingLANDED: to set down after conveyingLANDING: to set down after conveyingLIGHT: carrying little or no cargo (the ship returned light)LOAD: whatever is put in a ship or vehicle or airplane for conveyance: the cargo (The ship was carrying a load of automobiles); especially: a quantity of material assembled or packed as a shipping unit; also, to put a load in or on (a vehicle, animal, etc.) (load a truck with packages); also, to receive a load (waited while the truck finished loading);LOADED: whatever is put in a ship or vehicle or airplane for conveyance: the cargo (The ship was carrying a load of automobiles); especially: a quantity of material assembled or packed as a shipping unit; also, to put a load in or on (a vehicle, animal, etc.) (load a truck with packages); also, to receive a load (waited while the truck finished loading);LOADING: whatever is put in a ship or vehicle or airplane for conveyance: the cargo (The ship was carrying a load of automobiles); especially: a quantity of material assembled or packed as a shipping unit; also, to put a load in or on (a vehicle, animal, etc.) (load a truck with packages); also, to receive a load (waited while the truck finished loading)LOADING: whatever is put in a ship or vehicle or airplane for conveyance: the cargo (The ship was carrying a load of automobiles); especially: a quantity of material assembled or packed as a shipping unit; also, to put a load in or on (a vehicle, animal, etc.) (load a truck with packages); also, to receive a load (waited while the truck finished loading);MAILBAG: a letter carrier's shoulder bag; also, a pouch used in the shipment of mailMOBILE: marked by the use of vehicles for transportation (mobile warfare, mobile soup kitchen)MOBILITY: the quality or state of being mobile or movable; ability or capacity to moveOFFLOAD: M-W hyphenates off-load, to unload; Collins has unloadPACK: to carry goods or equipmentPACKED: to carry goods or equipmentPALLET: a portable platform for handling, storing, or moving materials and packages (as in warehouses, factories, or vehicles)PORT: a port of entry: a place where foreign goods may be cleared through a customhouseRAFT: a collection of logs or timber fastened together in order to be floated downstream (as to a sawmill); also, to make [things] into a raft (rafted the logs together); also, to transport in the form of a raft (rafted the logs to Bangor)RAFTING: a collection of logs or timber fastened together in order to be floated downstream (as to a sawmill); also, to make [things] into a raft (rafted the logs together); also, to transport in the form of a raft (rafted the logs to Bangor)TONNAGE: total weight in tons shipped, carried, or producedTOTE: to haul, to conveyTOTED: to haul, to conveyTOTING: to haul, to conveyTRAFFIC: the business of transporting freightTURNAROUND: the process of readying a transport vehicle for departure after its arrival; also: the time spent in this process (a quick turnaround between flights)UNLADE*: to take the load or cargo from; to discharge, unload; to discharge cargoUNLADED*: to take the load or cargo from; to discharge, unload; to discharge cargoUNLADEN: to take the load or cargo from; to discharge, unload; to discharge cargoWAGON: to travel or transport goods by wagon; to transport (goods) by wagon
Garages, Parking, Storage
BARN: a large building for the housing of a fleet of vehicles (such as trolley cars or trucks)CARPARK: M-W ‘s only entry is an open compound: car park chiefly British: a lot or garage for parkingCARPORT: an open-sided automobile shelter by the side of a buildingDEPOT: a place for storing goods or motor vehicles GARAGING: to keep or put in a garage, a shelter or repair shop for automotive vehiclesPARK: a parking lot; also, to leave (a vehicle) temporarily on a public way or in a parking lot or garage; to park a vehiclePARKING: a parking lot; also, to leave (a vehicle) temporarily on a public way or in a parking lot or garage; to park a vehicle
Horse-drawn Conveyances only the vehicles
BANDWAGON: a usually ornate and high wagon for a band of musicians especially in a circus paradeBOGEY: less common spelling of bogie: a low strongly built cartBUGGY: a light one-horse carriage made with two wheels in England and with four wheels in the U.S.; or a small cart or truck for short transportations of heavy materials; or a baby carriageCARAVAN: a covered wagon equipped as traveling living quartersCARRYALL: a light covered carriage for four or more persons or a passenger automobile used as a small busCART: a lightweight 2-wheeled vehicle drawn by a horse, pony, or dog [or goat, or donkey]CHARIOT: a light four-wheeled pleasure or state carriage; also, a two-wheeled horse-drawn battle car of ancient times used also in processions and races; also, to drive or ride in or as if in a chariot, or to carry in or as if in a chariotCOACH: a large usually closed four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage having doors in the sides and an elevated seat in front for the driver; Middle English coche, from Middle French, from German Kutsche, from Hungarian kocsi (szekér), literally, wagon from Kocs, HungaryCOUPE: a four-wheeled closed horse-drawn carriage for two persons inside with an outside seat for the driver in frontDRAG: a conveyance, especially [Lex] a slang term for a gentleman’s private coach driven to four horses by the ownerDRAY: vehicle used to haul goods especially: a strong cart or wagon without sides; or to haul goods in such a wagonGIGGED: to travel in a gig, a light 2-wheeled one-horse carriageGIGGING: to travel in a gig, a light 2-wheeled one-horse carriageLANDAU*: a four-wheel carriage with a top divided into two sections that can be folded away or removed and with a raised seat outside for the driver; named for Landau, Bavaria, GermanyPHAETON: any of various light four-wheeled horse-drawn vehicles; from Phaëthon, a son of Helios who drives his father's sun-chariot through the sky but loses control and is struck down by a thunderbolt of ZeusTALLYHO: a four-in-hand coach; from Tally-ho, name of a coach formerly plying between London and BirminghamTILT: a canopy for a wagon, boat, or stall; also, to cover or provide with a tiltTILTED: a canopy for a wagon, boat, or stall; also, to cover or provide with a tiltTILTING: a canopy for a wagon, boat, or stall; also, to cover or provide with a tiltTONGUE: the pole of a vehicle (such as a wagon): a shaft which extends from the front axle of a wagon between wheelhorses and by which the wagon is drawnTRAP: a light usually one-horse carriage with springsTURNOUT: a coach or carriage together with the horses, harness, and attendantsWAGON: a usually four-wheeled vehicle for transporting bulky commodities and drawn originally by animals; also, a lighter typically horse-drawn vehicle for transporting goods or passengers
Motor Vehicle Operation
BACK: to move backward (e.g., backed into a parking space); BUMP: to proceed in an up and down motion across a rough surface (The truck bumped along the dirt road.)BUMPING: to proceed in an up and down motion across a rough surface (The truck bumped along the dirt road.)CATCH: to kick over (the engine caught)CHOCK: a wedge or block for blocking the movement of a wheel; also, to stop or make fast with or as if with chocksCHOCKING: a wedge or block for blocking the movement of a wheel; also, to stop or make fast with or as if with chocksCHOKE: to enrich the fuel mixture of (a motor) by partially shutting off the air intake of the carburetor; also, a valve for choking a gasoline engineCHOKING: to enrich the fuel mixture of (a motor) by partially shutting off the air intake of the carburetor; also, a valve for choking a gasoline engineCLUTCH: a coupling used to connect and disconnect a driving and a driven part (such as an engine and a transmission) of a mechanism; also, a lever (such as a pedal) operating such a clutch; also, to operate an automobile clutch CLUTCHED: a coupling used to connect and disconnect a driving and a driven part (such as an engine and a transmission) of a mechanism; also, a lever (such as a pedal) operating such a clutch; also, to operate an automobile clutch DONUT: M-W: less common spelling of doughnut: a controlled skid that sends an automobile into a tight circle of at least 360 degrees —usually used in the phrase do doughnutsDOUGHNUT: M-W: or less commonly donut, a controlled skid that sends an automobile into a tight circle of at least 360 degrees —usually used in the phrase do doughnutsDRIFT: a deliberate, controlled skid by a vehicle turning through a corner at high speed: an instance of automotive driftingFLOOR: to press (the accelerator of a vehicle) to the floorboard; also, to accelerate rapidlyFLOORING: to press (the accelerator of a vehicle) to the floorboard; also, to accelerate rapidlyHANG: to make (a turn) especially while driving (hang a right)HANGING: to make (a turn) especially while driving (hang a right)HUNG: to make (a turn) especially while driving (hang a right)IDLE: to run at low power and often disconnected usually so that power is not used for useful workIDLED: to run at low power and often disconnected usually so that power is not used for useful workIDLING: to run at low power and often disconnected usually so that power is not used for useful workJAMMING: to push forcibly, especially: to apply (brakes) suddenly and forcibly —used with on (suddenly jammed on the brakes)LUGGED: to move heavily or by jerks (the car lugs on hills)LUGGING: to move heavily or by jerks (the car lugs on hills)PARK: to bring (a vehicle) to a stop and keep standing at the edge of a public way; also, to leave (a vehicle) temporarily on a public way or in a parking lot or garage; to park a vehiclePARKING: to bring (a vehicle) to a stop and keep standing at the edge of a public way; also, to leave (a vehicle) temporarily on a public way or in a parking lot or garage; to park a vehicleRACING: to drive or ride at high speed; to transport or propel at maximum speed; also, to speed (an engine) without a working load or with the transmission disengagedRIDING: to keep in partial engagement by resting a foot continuously on the pedal (ride the brakes)ROLL: to travel in a vehicle (rolling north on the highway); to move on wheels (trucks rolling down the highway)RUNNING: to cause or allow (a vehicle or a vessel) to go in a specified manner or direction (ran the car off the road); also, to drive past or through illegally without stopping (ran a red light)TAGGED: to put a ticket on (a motor vehicle) for a traffic violationTAGGING: to put a ticket on (a motor vehicle) for a traffic violationTAILGATE: to drive dangerously close behind another vehicle; to drive dangerously close behindTAILGATING: to drive dangerously close behind another vehicle; to drive dangerously close behindTEAM: to drive a team or motortruckTEAMED: to drive a team or motortruckTHROW: to put (an automobile) in a different gear especially quickly or suddenly (she threw the car into reverse)THROWN: to put (an automobile) in a different gear especially quickly or suddenly (she threw the car into reverse)TICKET: a summons or warning issued to a traffic-law violator; also, to furnish or serve with a ticket (ticketed for illegal parking)TOOL: to drive, ride (tool around town); also, to cause (a vehicle) to go: drive; to convey in a vehicleTOOLED: to drive, ride (tool around town); also, to cause (a vehicle) to go: drive; to convey in a vehicleTOOTLE: to drive or move along in a leisurely mannerTOOTLED: to drive or move along in a leisurely mannerTOWED: to draw or pull along behind: to haul (tow a wagon); also, to move in towTOWING: to draw or pull along behind: to haul (tow a wagon); also, to move in towTOWLINE: a towrope, a line used in towing something (such as a boat)VROOM: to operate a motor vehicle at high speed or so as to create a great deal of engine noise
Motor Vehicle Parts, Problems, Repairs
AIRBAG: a bag that is inflated with air typically for use as a cushion or safety device; especially: such a bag installed in an automobile as a safety device designed to inflate automatically in case of collisionAXLE: a pin or shaft on or with which a wheel or pair of wheels revolves; also, a fixed bar or beam with bearings at its ends on which wheels (as of a cart) revolve; also, the spindle of such a beamAXLED: having an axleBALD: having little or no tread (bald tires); also, to make bald, to become baldBALDING: having little or no tread (bald tires); also, to make bald, to become baldBELTLINE: automotive: the line of an automobile body along the side of the vehicle just below the windowsBLOCK: the casting that contains the cylinders of an internal combustion engine (engine block)BLOCKS: the casting that contains the cylinders of an internal combustion engine (engine block)BODY: the bed or box of a vehicle on or in which the load is placed; also, the enclosed or partly enclosed part of an automobileCABIN: the passenger or cargo compartment of a vehicle (such as an airplane or automobile)CARB: short for carburetorCLOCK: a registering device usually with a dial; specifically: odometer, an instrument for measuring the distance traveled (as by a vehicle)CLUTCH: a coupling used to connect and disconnect a driving and a driven part (such as an engine and a transmission) of a mechanism; also, a lever (such as a pedal) operating such a clutch; also, to operate an automobile clutch CLUTCHED: a coupling used to connect and disconnect a driving and a driven part (such as an engine and a transmission) of a mechanism; also, a lever (such as a pedal) operating such a clutch; also, to operate an automobile clutch COCKPIT: a space or compartment in a usually small vehicle (such as a boat, airplane, or automobile) from which it is steered, piloted, or drivenCONK: to break down, especially: to stall (e.g., the motor suddenly conked out)CONKED: to break down, especially: to stall (e.g., the motor suddenly conked out)CONKING: to break down, especially: to stall (e.g., the motor suddenly conked out)COWL: the top portion of the front part of an automobile body forward of the two front doors to which are attached the windshield and instrument boardDECK: the lid of the compartment at the rear of the body of an automobile; also: the compartmentFADE: a fading of an automobile brake; also, of an automobile brake: to lose braking power graduallyFADED: a fading of an automobile brake; also, of an automobile brake: to lose braking power graduallyFADING: a fading of an automobile brake; also, of an automobile brake: to lose braking power graduallyFLAT: of a tire: lacking air: deflated; also, a deflated tireFLOOD: to supply an excess of fuel to (an engine, a carburetor, etc.) so that engine operation is hamperedFLOODED: to supply an excess of fuel to (an engine, a carburetor, etc.) so that engine operation is hamperedFLOODING: to supply an excess of fuel to (an engine, a carburetor, etc.) so that engine operation is hamperedFLOORBOARD: the floor of an automobileGAPPED: adjusted the space between the electrodes of (a spark plug)HEADLAMP: a headlight: a light with a reflector and special lens mounted on the front of a vehicle to illuminate the road ahead; also, a light worn on the forehead (as of a miner or physician)HIGH: the transmission gear of a vehicle (such as an automobile) giving the greatest speed of travel (put it into high)HOOD: a cover for parts of mechanisms; specifically: the movable metal covering over the engine of an automobileHORN: a usually electrical device that makes a noise like that of a hornIGNITION: the device that is used to ignite the fuel mixture in a gasoline engineINDUCTION: the inspiration of the fuel-air charge from the carburetor into the combustion chamber of an internal combustion engineKINGPIN: a pin connecting the two parts of a knuckle joint (as in an automobile steering linkage) to form a kink, to make a kink inKNOCK: a sharp repetitive metallic noise caused by abnormal ignition in an automobile engineLEAD: tetraethyl lead, a heavy oily poisonous liquid Pb(C2H5)4 used especially formerly as an antiknock agent; to treat or mix with lead or a lead compound (leaded gasoline)LEADED: tetraethyl lead, a heavy oily poisonous liquid Pb(C2H5)4 used especially formerly as an antiknock agent; to treat or mix with lead or a lead compound (leaded gasoline)LIFT: an apparatus for raising an automobile (as for repair)MAGNETO: a magnetoelectric machine, especially: an alternator with permanent magnets used to generate current for the ignition in an internal combustion engineMILL: the engine of an automobile or boatMOONROOF: a glass sunroof [usually in an automobile]MUDFLAP: M-W has open compound “mud flap,” a splash guard, a flap suspended behind a rear wheel to prevent tire splash from muddying windshields of following vehiclesNAVE: the hub of a wheelOCTANE: the octane number, a number that is used to measure the antiknock properties of a liquid motor fuel (such as gasoline) with a higher number indicating a smaller likelihood of knockingOUTBOARD: in a position closer or closest to either of the wingtips of an airplane or to the sides of an automobile; situated outboardPING: a knock: a sharp repetitive metallic noise caused by abnormal ignition in an automobile enginePLATE: a license platePLUG: a spark plugRADIAL: a pneumatic tire in which the ply cords that extend to the beads are laid at approximately 90 degrees to the centerline of the tread ( called also radial-ply tire, radial tire)ROLLBAR: M-W has open compound roll bar, an overhead metal bar on an automobile that is designed to protect the occupant in case of a rollover; Collins has “rollbar” and adds “in British English”ROOF: the top over the passenger section of a vehicleRUNOUT: Not in M-W; Collins has uneven wear on the outer edges of a tire or on the rim of a wheelTAILFIN*: Collins has tailfin, in British English: a protruding decorative projection on the rear of a carTAILGATE: a board or gate at the rear of a vehicle that can be removed or let down (as for loading)TAILLAMP: called also taillight: a usually red warning light mounted at the rear of a vehicle [taillight is the primary entry]TAILLIGHT: a usually red warning light mounted at the rear of a vehicle; called also taillamp [taillight is the primary entry]TAKEOFF: a mechanism for transmission of the power of an engine or vehicle to operate some other mechanismTHIRD: the third forward gear or speed especially of a motor vehicle; being the forward speed or gear next higher than second especially in a motor vehicleTRACK: the width of a wheeled vehicle from wheel to wheel and usually from the outside of the rims; also, the tread of an automobile tire; also, either of two endless belts on which a tracklaying vehicle travels; also, of a pair of wheels: to maintain a constant distance apart on the straightaway; also, to fit a track or rails; also, of a rear wheel of a vehicle: to follow accurately the corresponding fore wheel on a straightawayTRIM: the interior furnishings of an automobileTUBE: an inner tube, an inflatable usually ring-shaped rubber tube designed for use inside a pneumatic tireTURBO: [by shortening]: a turbocharger, a centrifugal blower driven by exhaust gas turbines and used to supercharge an engineUNLEADED: not treated or mixed with lead or lead compounds (unleaded fuels); tetraethyl lead, a heavy oily poisonous liquid Pb(C2H5)4 used especially formerly as an antiknock agent; to treat or mix with lead or a lead compound (leaded gasoline)WHEEL: a steering wheel, a handwheel by means of which one steers; also, a circular frame of hard material that may be solid, partly solid, or spoked and that is capable of turning on an axle; also, a contrivance or apparatus having as its principal part a wheel
Motor Vehicle Traffic and Mishaps
BACKUP: an accumulation caused by a stoppage in the flow (traffic backup)BLEW: of a tire: to release the contained air through a spontaneous rupture —usually used with out (blew out a tire)BLOW: of a tire: to release the contained air through a spontaneous rupture —usually used with out (blew out a tire)BLOWING: of a tire: to release the contained air through a spontaneous rupture —usually used with out (blew out a tire)BLOWN: of a tire: to release the contained air through a spontaneous rupture —usually used with out (blew out a tire)
BOOT: a Denver boot, a metal clamp that is locked onto one of the wheels of an automobile to immobilize it especially until its owner pays accumulated parking fines; also, to lock a Denver boot on one of the wheels of (a car)BOOTED: a Denver boot, a metal clamp that is locked onto one of the wheels of an automobile to immobilize it especially until its owner pays accumulated parking fines; also, to lock a Denver boot on one of the wheels of (a car)BOOTING: a Denver boot, a metal clamp that is locked onto one of the wheels of an automobile to immobilize it especially until its owner pays accumulated parking fines; also, to lock a Denver boot on one of the wheels of (a car)JAMMING: to block passage of: to obstruct (traffic jammed by an accident)PILEUP: a collision involving usually several motor vehicles; a jammed tangled mass or pile (as of motor vehicles or people) resulting from collision or accumulation
ROLLOVER: a motor vehicle accident in which the vehicle overturnsTOTAL: to make a total wreck of: to demolish; specifically: to damage so badly that the cost of repairs exceeds the market value of the vehicle (he totaled the car)TRAFFIC: the vehicles, pedestrians, ships, or planes moving along a route; also, congestion of vehicles (stuck in traffic); the movement (as of vehicles or pedestrians) through an area or along a route; also, to travel over or be traveled over (heavily trafficked highways)WRACK: a wreck: the violent destruction of a structure, machine, or vehicle
Motor Vehicle Types
AMBULETTE: a van or similar vehicle equipped for transporting people with limited mobility (such as wheelchair-bound patients) in nonemergency situationsAUTO: automobileBIKE: a motorcycle or motor bike; by shortening & alteration of bicycle; also to operate such a vehicleBIKING: a motorcycle or motor bike; by shortening & alteration of bicycle; also to operate such a vehicleBOAT: informal: a large carCARAVAN: a motor vehicle equipped as traveling living quartersCARRYALL: a light covered carriage for four or more persons or a passenger automobile used as a small busCOACH: a 2-door enclosed automobile; also, a bus, a large motor vehicle designed to carry passengers usually along a fixed route according to a schedule (toured the city by coach); also, a trailer, a vehicle designed to serve wherever parked as a temporary dwelling or place of business Middle English coche, from Middle French, from German Kutsche, from Hungarian kocsi (szekér), literally, wagon from Kocs, HungaryCOUPE: a 2-door automobile often seating only two personsCYCLE: a motorcycleEIGHT: an 8-cylinder engine or automobileFLATBED: a motortruck or trailer with a body in the form of a platform or shallow boxFLEET: a group (as of ships, planes, or trucks) operated under unified controlFLOAT: a vehicle with a platform used to carry an exhibit in a parade; also: the vehicle and exhibit togetherFOUR: a 4-cylinder engine or automobile
HACK: a hackney, a carriage or automobile kept for hire; a taxicab; also, to operate a taxicab; a cab driver; from Hackney, Middle English hakeney, hakenay "a small saddle horse, especially one for hire," probably from hackney, originally a parish and village, where nearby meadows may have been used to pasture horses; hackney = horse let out for hire cart hired out with the horse horse-drawn taxicab motor taxi cabbieHARDTOP: an automobile or a motorboat having a permanent rigid topHOTROD: M-W has the open compound hot rod, an automobile rebuilt or modified for high speed and fast accelerationJEEP: a small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase, ¹/₄-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. Army in World War II; also: a similar but larger and more powerful U.S. army vehicle; also, to travel by jeep; probably ultimately from Eugene the Jeep, character in the comic strip Thimble Theater by Elzie C. SegarKART: a go-kart, a small motorized vehicle used especially for racingLIGHT: designed to carry a comparatively small load (a light truck)LIMO: a large luxurious often chauffeur-driven sedan that usually has a glass partition separating the driver's seat from the passenger compartment; also, a large vehicle for transporting passengers to and from an airport; shortened form of limousine; from French, literally, cloak, from Limousin, FranceLORRY: M-W’s only definition: chiefly British: a motortruck, an automotive truck used especially for transporting freightMACHINE: a conveyance, vehicle, especially: automobileMAIL: a conveyance that transports mailMANUAL: an automobile with a manual transmission (called also standard)MINI: a minicar, a very small automobile, especially: a subcompact, an automobile smaller than a compactMINICAR: a very small automobile, especially: a subcompact, an automobile smaller than a compactMINIVAN: a small passenger vanMONORAIL: a vehicle that travels on a monorail, a single rail serving as a track for a wheeled vehicleMOPED: a lightweight, low-powered motorbike that can be pedaled; broadly: any low-powered motorbike; Swedish, from motor motor + pedal pedalMOTOR: a motor vehicle, especially: an automobile; also, of, relating to, or involving an automobile, or designed for motor vehicles or motorists; also, to travel by automobile: to drive; to transport by automobileMOTORCAR: an automobileMOTORCOACH: called also motor coach, a bus, a large motor vehicle designed to carry passengers usually along a fixed route according to a schedulePHAETON: a touring car: an automobile suitable for distance driving: such as a vintage automobile with two cross seats, usually four doors, and a folding top; also, a modern usually 2-door sedan as distinguished from a sports car; from Phaëthon, a son of Helios who drives his father's sun-chariot through the sky but loses control and is struck down by a thunderbolt of ZeusQUAD: or less commonly quad bike: a four-wheeled all-terrain vehicleQUINT: a multi-purpose vehicle used by firefighters that includes a water tank, fire hose, pump, aerial ladder or platform, and portable laddersRAGTOP: a convertible automobileTAXI: a taxicab, an automobile that carries passengers for a fare usually determined by the distance traveled; also: a similarly operated boat or aircraft; shortened from taxicab, from taximeter cabTRACTOR: a truck, an automotive vehicle with a short chassis equipped with a swivel for attaching a trailer and used especially for the highway hauling of freight; also: a truck with attached trailer; also, a 4-wheeled or tracklaying automotive vehicle used especially for drawing farm equipmentTRAIN: an automotive tractor with one or more trailer unitsWAGON: a station wagon, an automobile that has a passenger compartment which extends to the back of the vehicle, that has no trunk, that has one or more rear seats which can be folded down to make space for light cargo, and that has a tailgate or liftgate; also, a delivery truck (a milk wagon); also, a patrol wagon, an enclosed motortruck used by police to carry prisonersWHEEL: wheels plural, slang: a wheeled vehicle, especially: a car, an automobile; also, to travel on or as if on wheels or in a wheeled vehicle; to convey or move on or as if on wheels or in a wheeled vehicle (wheeled the patient back to his roomWHEELING: wheels plural, slang: a wheeled vehicle, especially: a car, an automobile; also, to travel on or as if on wheels or in a wheeled vehicle; to convey or move on or as if on wheels or in a wheeled vehicle (wheeled the patient back to his roomWOODY: or woodie: a wood-paneled station wagon, an automobile that has a passenger compartment which extends to the back of the vehicle, that has no trunk, that has one or more rear seats which can be folded down to make space for light cargo, and that has a tailgate or liftgate
Other Conveyances
BICYCLE: a vehicle with two wheels tandem, handlebars for steering, a saddle seat, and pedals by which it is propelledBIKE: a bicycle; also, to ride a bicycle; by shortening & alteration of bicycleBIKING: a bicycle; also, to ride a bicycle; by shortening & alteration of bicycleCHAIR: a sedan chair: a portable often covered chair that is designed to carry one person and that is borne on poles by two peopleCYCLE: a bicycle or tricycle; also, to ride a cycle, specifically, a bicycle (She cycles to work.); also, a motorcycleCYCLED: a bicycle or tricycle; also, to ride a cycle, specifically, a bicycle (She cycles to work.)DUMB: having no means of self-propulsion (a dumb barge)GONDOLA: an enclosed car suspended from a cable and used for transporting passengers, especially: one used as a ski liftHOWDAH: a seat or covered pavilion on the back of an elephant or camelPEDAL: to ride a bicyclePEDALED: to ride a bicycleRIDING: to travel on (ride a bike, ride the bus)TRAM: a carrier that travels on an overhead cable or railsTRAMWAY: an overhead cable for tramsWHEEL: a bicycle, a vehicle with two wheels tandem, handlebars for steering, a saddle seat, and pedals by which it is propelledWHEELIE: a maneuver in which a wheeled vehicle (such as a bicycle) is momentarily balanced on its rear wheel or wheels
Passengers and Transit
ALIT: (variant of alighted) to come down from something (such as a vehicle)BOARD: to go aboard (something, such as a ship, train, airplane, or bus), or to put aboard, or to get into or onto a means of transportation (such as an airplane, bus, ship, etc.), or to put or allow passengers into or onto such a means of transportationCABBED: to travel in a cabCABBING: to travel in a cabCARLOAD: a load (as of occupants) that fills a carCATCH: to get aboard in time (catch the bus)CHANGE: to shift one's means of conveyance: transfer (on the bus trip he had to change twice)CHANGED: to shift one's means of conveyance: transfer (on the bus trip he had to change twice)CHANGING: to shift one's means of conveyance: transfer (on the bus trip he had to change twice)COACH: a bus, a large motor vehicle designed to carry passengers usually along a fixed route according to a schedule (toured the city by coach); Middle English coche, from Middle French, from German Kutsche, from Hungarian kocsi (szekér), literally, wagon from Kocs, HungaryDEPOT: a building for railroad or bus passengers or freightDROP: to deposit or deliver during a usually brief stop —usually used with off (drop the kids off at school)DROPPING: to deposit or deliver during a usually brief stop —usually used with off (drop the kids off at school)GATE: an area (as at a railroad station or an airport) for departure or arrivalHACK: a hackney, a carriage or automobile kept for hire; a taxicab; also, to operate a taxicab; a cab driver; from Hackney, Middle English hakeney, hakenay "a small saddle horse, especially one for hire," probably from hackney, originally a parish and village, where nearby meadows may have been used to pasture horses; hackney = horse let out for hire cart hired out with the horse horse-drawn taxicab motor taxi cabbieHACKED: to operate a taxicab; from Hackney, Middle English hakeney, hakenay "a small saddle horse, especially one for hire," probably from hackney, originally a parish and village, where nearby meadows may have been used to pasture horses; hackney = horse let out for hire cart hired out with the horse horse-drawn taxicab motor taxi cabbieHACKNEY: a carriage or automobile kept for hire; a taxicab; from Hackney, Middle English hakeney, hakenay "a small saddle horse, especially one for hire," probably from hackney, originally a parish and village, where nearby meadows may have been used to pasture horses; hackney = horse let out for hire cart hired out with the horse horse-drawn taxicab motor taxiLIFT: a ride especially along one's way (let me give you a lift)LIMO: a large vehicle for transporting passengers to and from an airport; shortened form of limousine; from French, literally, cloak, from Limousin, FranceLINE: a group of public conveyances plying regularly under one management over a route; also, a system of transportation together with its equipment, routes, and appurtenances (the eastern freight lines); also: the company owning or operating itLOAD: the quantity that can be carried at one time by a specified means, especially: a measured quantity of a commodity fixed for each type of carrier —often used in combination (a boatload of tourists); also, to place (someone or something) in or on a means of conveyance (we loaded the kids into the car) also, to go or go in as a load (tourists loading onto a bus)LOADED: the quantity that can be carried at one time by a specified means, especially: a measured quantity of a commodity fixed for each type of carrier —often used in combination (a boatload of tourists); also, to place (someone or something) in or on a means of conveyance (we loaded the kids into the car) also, to go or go in as a load (tourists loading onto a bus)LOADING: the quantity that can be carried at one time by a specified means, especially: a measured quantity of a commodity fixed for each type of carrier —often used in combination (a boatload of tourists); also, to place (someone or something) in or on a means of conveyance (we loaded the kids into the car) also, to go or go in as a load (tourists loading onto a bus)LOADING: the quantity that can be carried at one time by a specified means, especially: a measured quantity of a commodity fixed for each type of carrier —often used in combination (a boatload of tourists); also, to place (someone or something) in or on a means of conveyance (we loaded the kids into the car) also, to go or go in as a load (tourists loading onto a bus)LOCAL: a local public conveyance (such as a train or an elevator); also, of a public conveyance: making all the stops on a routeMADE: to catch, to get aboard in time (made the bus just in time)MAKE: to catch, to get aboard in time (made the bus just in time)MAKING: to catch, to get aboard in time (made the bus just in time)MINICAB: a small car used as a taxicab; specifically, British: one that can be engaged by phone but is not licensed to cruise for customersMOTORCOACH: called also motor coach, a bus, a large motor vehicle designed to carry passengers usually along a fixed route according to a scheduleRIDING: to travel on (ride a bike, ride the bus); also, to travel as a passenger in or on something that is moving (as an airplane, bus, train, elevator, etc.); also, to traverse by a vehicle or other conveyance (rode 500 miles); also, (n) the action or state of one that rides; also, operated by a rider (a riding mower)TAKE: to use as a means of transportation or progression (take the bus)TAKEN: to use as a means of transportation or progression (take the bus)TAXI: a taxicab, an automobile that carries passengers for a fare usually determined by the distance traveled; also: a similarly operated boat or aircraft; also, of an aircraft: to go at low speed; also, to transport by or as if by taxi; also, to ride in a taxicab (taxied to the train station); shortened from taxicab, from taximeter cabTAXIED: a taxicab, an automobile that carries passengers for a fare usually determined by the distance traveled; also: a similarly operated boat or aircraft; also, of an aircraft: to go at low speed; also, to transport by or as if by taxi; also, to ride in a taxicab (taxied to the train station); shortened from taxicab, from taximeter cabTHROUGH: going from point of origin to destination without change or reshipmenta through train; of or relating to such movement (a through ticket)TOOK: to use as a means of transportation or progression (take the bus)TRAFFIC: the passengers or cargo carried by a transportation system; also, the business of transporting passengers
People in Transportation and Travel
CABBIE: or cabby, a cabdriverCABBY: or cabbie, a cabdriverCHAIRMAN: a carrier of a sedan chair, a portable often covered chair that is designed to carry one person and that is borne on poles by two peopleCOACHMAN: a man who drives a coach or carriageCONDUCTOR: a collector of fares in a public conveyanceHACK: a cabdriver; from Hackney, Middle English hakeney, hakenay "a small saddle horse, especially one for hire," probably from hackney, originally a parish and village, where nearby meadows may have been used to pasture horses; hackney = horse let out for hire cart hired out with the horse horse-drawn taxicab motor taxi cabbieMOTORMAN*: an operator of a motor-driven vehicle (such as a streetcar or subway train)TRAINMAN*: a member of a train crew supervised by a conductorWHIP: one that handles a whip: such as a driver of horses: a coachman, a coach or carriage driver
Roads, Highways, and Byways includes bridges
ALLEY: a narrow street, especially a thoroughfare through the middle of a block giving access to the rear of lots or buildingsALLEYWAY: a narrow passageway, or a narrow street, especially a thoroughfare through the middle of a block giving access to the rear of lots or buildingsAPPROACH: a means of access: avenueAVENUE: a way of access: a route; an often broad street or roadBELT: a beltway, a highway skirting an urban areaBELTLINE: a transport line (such as a highway) that typically encircles a cityBUMP: a sudden rise or uneven area in a road surface likely to jolt a passing vehicleBYROAD: a byway: a little traveled side roadCARTWAY: a road for carts: a rough unimproved roadCIRCUIT: a course around a periphery (the periodic circuit of the Earth around the Sun); a circuitous or indirect route (The damaged bridge forced him to take a long circuit to his destination.) also, to make a circuit about (a route that circuits the Back Bay section of the city), to make a circuit (Potential buyers circuited around the boatyard.)COBBLE: a length of cobblestoned roadwayCOBBLED: a length of cobblestoned roadwayCORRIDOR: a usually narrow passageway or routeCOURT: a wide alley with only one opening onto a streetDECK: the roadway of a bridgeDIVIDED: having a barrier (such as a guardrail) to separate lanes of traffic going in opposite directions (a divided highway)DRAG: street, road (the main drag)DRAW: the movable part of a drawbridgeEXIT: one of the designated points of departure from an expresswayEXITED: one of the designated points of departure from an expresswayEXITING: one of the designated points of departure from an expresswayFEED: a channel or route; also, to become channeled or directedFEEDING: a channel or route; also, to become channeled or directedFLOOR: the surface of a structure on which one travels (the floor of a bridge)HAIRPIN: something shaped like a hairpin, specifically: a sharp U-shaped turn in a roadJOGGING: to make a jog (e.g., the road jogs to the right)KENNEL: a gutter in a street [alteration of cannel, gutter]LANE: a strip of roadway for a single line of vehicles; also, a narrow passageway between fences or hedgesLIGHT: a traffic lightMACADAM: macadamized roadway or pavement especially with a bituminous binder; named for John Loudon McAdam †1836 Scottish civil engineer who introduced this method of road constructionMALL: a usually paved or grassy strip between two roadwaysMEETING: an intersection, junctionMETAL: road metal: broken stone or cinders used in making and repairing roads or ballasting railroadsMINIMUM: the lowest speed allowed on a highwayMOTORWAY: chiefly British: a superhighway, a multilane highway (such as an expressway or turnpike) designed for high-speed trafficNAVIGATION: the science of getting vehicles from place to place, especially: the method of determining position, course, and distance traveledPAVE: to lay or cover with material (such as asphalt or concrete) that forms a firm level surface for travel; to cover firmly and solidly as if with paving material; to serve as a covering or pavement ofPAVEMENT: a paved surface: such as the artificially covered surface of a public thoroughfare; also, the material with which something is pavedPEBBLE: to pave or cover with pebbles or something resembling pebblesPIKE: turnpikePLACE: a way for admission or transit; also, a small street or courtPLOW: any of various devices (such as a snowplow) operating like a plow; also, to clear away snow from with a snowplow (plow the street)PLOWABLE: able to be plowed [such as a substantial fall of snow]PLOWING: any of various devices (such as a snowplow) operating like a plow; also, to clear away snow from with a snowplow (plow the street)POCKET: a blind alleyPORTAL: the approach or entrance to a bridge or tunnelPYLON: a monumental mass flanking an entranceway or an approach to a bridge; also, a traffic cone, a conical marker used on a road or highway (as for indicating an area under repair)RAMP: a sloping floor, walk, or roadway leading from one level to anotherROAD: an open way for vehicles, persons, and animals, especially: one lying outside of an urban district: a highway, a public way, especially: a main direct road; also, the part of the surface of a road traveled by vehiclesROADMAP: M-W has open compound road map, a map showing roads especially for automobile travel; Collins has “also roadmap”ROADWAY: the strip of land over which a road passes; also, the road, specifically: the roadbed, the part of the surface of a road traveled by vehicles; also, the part of a bridge used by vehiclesROADWORK: work done in constructing or repairing roadsROTARY: a road junction formed around a central circle about which traffic moves in one direction only; called also circle, roundabout, traffic circleRUTTY: full of rutsTARMAC: a tarmacadam road, apron, or runway; from Tarmac, a trademark, which is a shortening of tarmacadam, from tar + macadam, after John Loudon McAdam †1836, Scottish civil engineer who introduced this method of road constructionTARMACADAM: a pavement constructed by spraying or pouring a tar binder over layers of crushed stone and then rolling; also, a material of tar and aggregates mixed in a plant and shaped on the roadway; from tar + macadam, after John Loudon McAdam †1836, Scottish civil engineer who introduced this method of road constructionTHROUGH: admitting free or continuous passage: direct (a through road/street); initiated at and destined for points outside a local zone (The right lane is for through traffic only.)THRUWAY: an expressway, a high-speed divided highway for through traffic with access partially or fully controlledTOLL: a tax or fee paid for some liberty or privilege (as of passing over a highway or bridge); also, a charge for transportation; also, to take or levy toll; to exact part of as a toll; to take as toll; to exact a toll from (someone)TOLLBOOTH: a booth (as on a highway or bridge) where tolls are paidTOLLED: a tax or fee paid for some liberty or privilege (as of passing over a highway or bridge); also, a charge for transportation; also, to take or levy toll; to exact part of as a toll; to take as toll; to exact a toll from (someone)TOLLGATE: a point where the driver of a vehicle must pay a tollTUBE: a tunnel, a covered passageway, specifically: a horizontal passageway through or under an obstructionTUNNEL: a covered passageway; specifically: a horizontal passageway through or under an obstruction; also, to make or use a tunnel; also, to make a tunnel or similar opening through or under; also: to make (one's way) by or as if by making a tunnelTURNAROUND: a space permitting the turning around of a vehicleTURNOFF: a place where one turns off, especially: an exit, one of the designated points of departure from an expresswayTURNOUT: a place where something (such as a road) turns out or branches off; also, a space adjacent to a highway in which vehicles may park or pull into to enable others to passVIADUCT: a long elevated roadway usually consisting of a series of short spans supported on arches, piers, or columns; Latin via way, road + English aqueductZONE: a stretch of roadway or a space in which certain traffic regulations are in force (a pedestrian zone, a no-parking zone)
Trails, Paths, and Walkways
ALLEY: a garden or park walk bordered by trees or bushes; also, ALLEYWAY: a narrow passageway, or a narrow street, especially a thoroughfare through the middle of a block giving access to the rear of lots or buildingsAVENUE: a broad passageway bordered by treesBLAZE: a trail marker, especially: a mark made on a tree by chipping off a piece of the bark; also, to mark (a trail) with blazes BLAZING: a trail marker, especially: a mark made on a tree by chipping off a piece of the bark; also, to mark (a trail) with blazes CAIRN: a heap of stones piled up as a memorial or as a landmarkMALL: a usually public area often set with shade trees and designed as a promenade or as a pedestrian walkPATH: a trodden way (a winding path through the woods); also, a track specially constructed for a particular use (a garden path of flagstones)RAMP: a sloping floor, walk, or roadway leading from one level to anotherTRACK: a path made by or as if by repeated footfalls: a trailTRACKWAY: a beaten or trodden pathTRAIL: a track made by passage especially through a wilderness; also, a marked or established path or route especially through a forest or mountainous regionWALK: a place designed for walking: a path specially arranged or paved for walking; sidewalk; a public avenue for promenading: a promenade; an accustomed place of walking: a haunt; also, a place designed for walking such as a railed platform above the roof of a dwelling houseWALKWAY: a passage for walking; a walkWALL: the side of a footpath next to buildings
Trains and Railways
ABOARD: on, onto, or within a vehicle (such as a car or ship)BELTLINE: [this definition:] usually belt line: a railroad around a city for handling traffic to terminals off the trunk lines BRANCH: a side road or way (the railroad's branch line)CANNONBALL: an express trainCOACH: a railroad passenger car intended primarily for day travel; Middle English coche, from Middle French, from German Kutsche, from Hungarian kocsi (szekér), literally, wagon from Kocs, HungaryDEPOT: a building for railroad or bus passengers or freightDOLLY: a compact narrow-gauge railroad locomotive for moving construction trains and for switchingFLATCAR: a railroad freight car without permanent raised sides, ends, or coveringGAGE: M-W: less common spelling of gauge: the distance between the rails of a railroadGANTRY: a structure spanning several railroad tracks and displaying signals for eachGATE: a movable barrier (as at a grade crossing); also, an area (as at a railroad station or an airport) for departure or arrivalGAUGE: MW: or less commonly gage: the distance between the rails of a railroadJOINT: a union formed by two abutting rails in a track including the elements (such as bars and bolts) necessary to hold the abutting rails togetherKINGPIN: kingbolt, a vertical bolt by which the forward axle and wheels of a vehicle or the trucks of a railroad car are connected with the other partsLINE: the track and roadbed of a railwayMETAL: road metal: broken stone or cinders used in making and repairing roads or ballasting railroadsMONORAIL: a single rail serving as a track for a wheeled vehicle; also: a vehicle traveling on such a trackMOTORCAR: usually motor car: a railroad car containing motors for propulsionPIKE: a railroad or railroad line or systemPILOT: a cowcatcher, an inclined frame on the front of a railroad locomotive for throwing obstacles off the trackPOINT: a railroad switchRAIL: a bar of rolled steel forming a track for wheeled vehicles; a track; a railroadRAILCAR: a railroad car; also, a self-propelled railroad carRAILROAD: a permanent road having a line of rails fixed to ties and laid on a roadbed and providing a track for cars or equipment drawn by locomotives or propelled by self-contained motors; also: such a road and its assets constituting a single property; also, to transport by railroad; also, to work for a railroad companyROAD: a railway: a railroad, especially: a railroad operating with light equipment or within a small areaTRACK: the parallel rails of a railroadTRAIN: a connected line of railroad cars with or without a locomotive; also, to go by trainTRAM: a boxlike wagon running on rails (as in a mine); also, to haul in a tram or over a tramwayTRAMCAR: a tram, a boxlike wagon running on rails (as in a mine)TRAMWAY: a railway for trams TURNOUT: a railroad sidingYARD: a railroad yard, a system of tracks for storage and maintenance of cars and making up trains; also, of, relating to, or employed in a railroad yard (a yard engine)
Travel personal
BUMMED: to spend time unemployed and often wandering —often used with around (spent a couple of months bumming around Mexico)BUMMING: to spend time unemployed and often wandering —often used with around (spent a couple of months bumming around Mexico)CLOCK: travel (a distance) over time (clocks more than 15,000 miles a year on business)CLOCKED: to travel (a distance) over time (clocks more than 15,000 miles a year on business)FOOTMAN*: a traveler on foot: pedestrianGADDED: to be on the go without a specific aim or purposeGADDING: to be on the go without a specific aim or purposeGALLIVANT: informal: to travel, roam, or move about for pleasureGALLIVANTING: informal: to travel, roam, or move about for pleasureGOING: present participle of to go, to move or travel in a particular way or direction or for a particular distance (went by train, go straight at the intersection); —often used figuratively (He'll go far in life.); to move or travel to a place especially for a particular purpose (goes to the office every morning); to travel to and stay in a place for a period of time (went to Paris for a month); to do something that involves or implies moving or traveling to a place (They went running when they heard the noise.); to travel through or along: to traverse (went the length of the street)GONE: past participle of to go, to move or travel in a particular way or direction or for a particular distance (went by train, go straight at the intersection); —often used figuratively (He'll go far in life.); to move or travel to a place especially for a particular purpose (goes to the office every morning); to travel to and stay in a place for a period of time (went to Paris for a month); to do something that involves or implies moving or traveling to a place (They went running when they heard the noise.); to travel through or along: to traverse (went the length of the street)HITCH: to hitchhikeHITCHED: to hitchhikeHITCHHIKE: to travel by securing free rides from passing vehiclesHITCHING: to hitchhikeHOBO: often disparaging: a usually very poor person who has no permanent residence and travels from place to place especially by furtively hopping trains; also, a migrant worker; also, to live or travel in the manner of a hoboHOBOS: often disparaging: a usually very poor person who has no permanent residence and travels from place to place especially by furtively hopping trains; also, a migrant worker; also, to live or travel in the manner of a hoboIMMIGRANT: a person who comes to a country to take up permanent residence IMMIGRATING: to enter and usually become established, especially: to come into a country of which one is not a native for permanent residenceJAUNT: a usually short journey or excursion undertaken especially for pleasure; also, to make such a journeyKICK: to go from one place to another as circumstance or whim dictates (kicking about Italy for the summer)KICKED: to go from one place to another as circumstance or whim dictates (kicking about Italy for the summer)KICKING: to go from one place to another as circumstance or whim dictates (kicking about Italy for the summer)LIGHT: with little baggage (travel light)LOCOMOTION: an act or the power of moving from place to place; travelMADE: to include in a route or itinerary (make New York on the return trip)MAKE: to include in a route or itinerary (make New York on the return trip)MAKING: to include in a route or itinerary (make New York on the return trip)MARK: a conspicuous object serving as a guide for travelers; a landmarkMIGRANT: an immigrant, especially: a refugee; also, someone that migrates: such as a person who moves regularly in order to find work especially in harvesting cropsMIGRATING: [of people] to move from one country, place, or locality to anotherMOBILE: migratory (a mobile society of nomadic herders) [people, not animals]NAVIGATING: get around, move (was well enough to navigate under his own power)NOMAD: an individual who roams aboutPORT: a port of entry: a place where an alien may be permitted to enter a countryTOUR: a journey for business, pleasure, or education often involving a series of stops and ending at the starting point; also: something resembling such a tour (a tour of the history of philosophy, a tour of the new factory, a tour of the county); also, to make a tour of, or to present (something, such as a theatrical production) on a tour; to make a tourTRACK: the course along which something moves or progresses; also, to travel over: to traverse (track a desert); to travel (a comet tracking eastward)TRAIN: a moving file of persons, vehicles, or animalsTRIP: a voyage, journey; also, a short journey to a store, business, etc., for a particular purpose; also, to make a journeyTROLL: to prowl (troll nightclubs); to move around: to rambleTURN: a short trip out and back or round about (took a turn through the park)VAGABOND: a person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home: one leading a vagabond life, especially: a vagrant, a tramp; (adj) moving from place to place without a fixed home: wandering; of, relating to, or characteristic of a wanderer; also, to wander in the manner of a vagabond: to roam about; leading an unsettled, irresponsible, or disreputable lifeVAGRANT: usually disparaging: someone who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support; also, someone whose conduct constitutes vagrancy under state statute or other applicable law or regulation; (adj) wandering about from place to place usually with no means of support; a wanderer, a roverVANPOOL: an arrangement by which a group of people commute to work in a vanWAGON: to travel by wagonWAVE: one of a succession of influxes of people migrating into a regionWEND: to direct one's course: to travelWENDED: to direct one's course: to travelWENDING: to direct one's course: to travelWENT: past tense of to go, to move or travel in a particular way or direction or for a particular distance (went by train, go straight at the intersection); —often used figuratively (He'll go far in life.); to move or travel to a place especially for a particular purpose (goes to the office every morning); to travel to and stay in a place for a period of time (went to Paris for a month); to do something that involves or implies moving or traveling to a place (They went running when they heard the noise.); to travel through or along: to traverse (went the length of the street)
Spelling Bee words related to
TRANSPORTATION AND TRAVEL
ABOARDAIRBAGALITALLEYALLEYWAYAMBULETTEAPPROACHAUTOAVENUEAXLEAXLEDBACKBACKPACKBACKUPBAGGAGEBALDBALDINGBANDWAGONBARGINGBARNBELTBELTLINEBICYCLEBIKEBIKEBIKINGBLAZEBLAZINGBLEWBLOCKBLOCKSBLOWBLOWINGBLOWNBOARDBOATBODYBOGEY
BOOT
BOOTED
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