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English word |
English Definition |
English Example sentence |
| 1 |
a railway crossing |
an area where the railroad and the car road intersect |
I got stopped at a railway crossing and had to wait a few
seconds. |
| 2 |
an interchange |
an area where two major roads or expressways come together |
Some of the big interchanges in America handle millions of cars
every day. |
| 3 |
a guard rail |
a short barrier on the side of a road made of metal |
The car took the turn too fast so it slid and hit the guard
rail. |
| 4 |
an underpass |
a point where a road goes under another road or railway
bridge |
I drove through the underpass quickly because I was afraid of
earthquakes. |
| 5 |
the north bound lane |
a road or lane that carries cars in a northerly direction |
I drove in the north bound lane, heading for Canada. |
| 6 |
a T-intersection |
a place where roads come together and form a T shape |
If you want to get to the baseball stadium, keep driving until
you hit the T-intersection, then turn left. |
| 7 |
a one-way street |
a street that can only carry cars going in one direction |
The downtown area was full of one-way streets, so it was hard
to navigate. |
| 8 |
an overpass |
a point where a road goes over another road, railway, or river
et cetera |
The overpass continued high into the sky, affording a great
view of the LA Basin. |
| 9 |
a dead end |
a type of road that has an entrance but no exit |
The road looked like a major one, but it ended in a dead
end. |
| 10 |
a stretch of highway |
a particular section of highway or expressway |
The stretch of highway between those two towns has a lot of
potholes. |
| 11 |
a speed bump |
a small linear mound built into a road with the aim of
regulating speed |
There were many speed bumps in the parking lot, so it was hard
to go over about 10km per hour. |
| 12 |
a crosswalk |
a special walkway that pedestrians may use to cross the
road |
I always cross the road in the crosswalk because cars are
dangerous. |
| 13 |
a toll booth |
a small guard house at either end of a toll road in which sits
a worker who collects tolls |
We had to stop at the toll booth before entering the expressway
and pay a few bucks. |
| 14 |
a lane |
one linear section of a wider road |
Some of the freeways in LA contain twelve lanes. |
| 15 |
a sidewalk |
an elevated, linear section on the side of a road along which
pedestrians may walk |
Riding your bicycle on the sidewalk is the safest way to
ride. |
| 16 |
a school zone |
the area around a school in which the driving rules are
different |
If you get caught speeding in a school zone, the police might
take away your license. |
| 17 |
an off ramp |
a special sloping road used to exit the freeway or
expressway |
The off ramp was closed, so we just had to keep on
driving. |
| 18 |
to be slippery |
of a surface, to be easy to slip on, to have little
traction |
The road was slippery due to the snow. |
| 19 |
the curb |
the edge of a road, defined by a rise in elevation before the
sidewalk |
The speeding car hit the curb and jumped up onto the
sidewalk. |
| 20 |
the gutter |
the area of lower elevation between a road and a curb |
When it rains, the gutter becomes like a river. |
| 21 |
a gravel road |
a road whose surface is made of many small loose stones |
At the edge of the city, all of the paved roads turned into
gravel roads. |