Transport: road, rail and space travel

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ambulance

/ˈæmbjələns/

скорая помощь

a vehicle that takes ill or injured people to hospital

Cars move aside when the ambulance comes with its lights flashing.

The ambulance arrives to take the injured cyclist to hospital.

bicycle

/ˈbaɪsɪkəl/

велосипед

syn:

bike

a vehicle with two wheels that you move by turning pedals

I push the pedals of my bicycle and ride up the hill.

My bicycle has a flat front tyre, so I push it home instead of pedalling.

fire engine

/ˈfaɪər ˌendʒɪn/

пожарная машина

a large vehicle that carries firefighters and their equipment

A red fire engine arrives, and firefighters pull out a long hose.

The fire engine has a tall ladder to reach the upper windows.

motorway

/ˈməʊtəweɪ/

автомагистраль

a wide fast road between towns with several lanes in each direction

We join the motorway for the long drive to the city.

There are three lanes on our side of the motorway, and all the cars move the same way.

platform

/ˈplætfɔːm/

платформа

the area beside railway tracks where people get on a train

We wait on the platform until our train arrives.

The train to York leaves from platform three.

racing

railway

rocket

spaceship

taxi

traffic

tyre

wheel