보캐<33>--Words for Things(Streets & Automobiles)

 

Streets

 

 

avenue: a wide street in a city

 

The avenues in the city are wide and elegant.

 

 

beltway: a freeway that forms a circle around a city, connecting its outer suburbs

 

Traffic is fast on the beltway, and you have to be careful.

 

 

freeway: a highway with several lanes and few or no stoplights; vehicles enter and exit via ramps

 

There are always a lot of trucks on the freeway.

 

 

highway: a main public road that connects towns and cities

 

The highway is usually crowded.

 

 

road: an open way for the passage of vihicles, people, or animals

 

The road that leads to our cabin is not paved.

 

 

street: a public way for automobiles, usually with buildings on both sides

 

What street do you live on?

 

 

toll road: a freeway that charge money to use it

 

We took the toll road and got there much faster, but it cost ten dollars in tolls.

 

 

 

Automobiles

 

 

automobile: a passenger vehicle that has four wheels and its own engine, for travel on land

 

Many families have more than one automobile.

 

 

car: an automobile

 

Our neighbors just bought a new car.

 

 

convertible: a car whose top can be folded back or removed

 

It’s very pleasant to ride in a convertible in nice weather.

 

 

sedan: a car that has a front seat and a rear seat and either two doors or four doors

 

The sedan is a popular car style.

 

 

SUV: (Sport Utility Vehicle) a high-performance four-wheel-drive car built on a truck frame

 

There are lots of SUVs on the streets, especially in the suburbs.

 

 

van: a large boxlike automobile that has sliding side doors

 

Many people who have small children buy either an SUV or a van.

 

 

vehicle: any device used for carrying passengers, goods, or equipment

 

Bicycles, motorcycles, cars, and sleds are all vehicles.