Vocabulary:Travel (Part 1)
Vocabulary: Travel (Part 1)
Travel and Traveler
1.Travel and traveler
travel=go from place to another one; make journeys especially of some length or abroad
trip=journey or excursion, especially for pleasure
>holiday/ pleasure/ official trip
excursion=short journey or ramble for pleasure and returning to starting point
cruise=sail about without precise destination, or calling at series of places
caravan=company traveling together (especially across desert)
voyage=expedition to a distance, especially by water/air/in space
tour=pleasure journey including stops at various places and ending where it began
guided tour=tour made with a guide (person who shows the way)
wandering=going from place to place without settled route or aim
outing=pleasure trip or excursion
expedition-(long) journey for a certain purpose
passage- a journey or trip, especially by sea
crossing-a journey across the sea
sail-a short trip in a boat with sails
Traveller (Brit. English)=Traveler (Amer. English)
traveler=person who travels or is traveling
tourist=holiday traveler
wayfarer-a traveler on foot
wanderer=a person who wanders
voyager=a person who makes voyage
commuter=a person who travels regularly by train or bus or car to and from the daily work in city
nomad=member of tribe roaming from place to place for pasture;traveler
pilgrim=one who journeys to sacred place as an act of religious devotion;traveler
passenger=traveler in or on public or private conveyance
first/second class passenger
tourist class (by boat)=low class of passenger accommodation in ship or aircraft
economy class (by plane)
holiday=day of break from one`s normal work, especially for recreation
holiday makers (US)=people who make their holiday
a globe-trotter=a person who travels a lot through many countries of the world (staying only a short time in one place)
day trippers=people on day excursions to the seaside
coach party=group of people traveling on an organized journey(excursion) by private bus
package holiday (tour) = a holiday where a travel company books your travel and accommodation for you
2. Phrases:
to pass transit through a country
to book (a) passage (to)
to reserve a cabin on a boat
to go on holiday by air/train/boat/car
to go on vacation(US)
to go on a journey/trip/excursion
to make a journey/trip/excursion
to go on a sightseeing tour
to do a sightseeing tour
to go on a cruise
to have an outing
to make a (round-the-) world trip
to go on a world trip
to go touring
to travel over land
to go on a round trip through a country
make voyage
3. Some verbs related to Movement, Departure and Destination
to move about; to move around; to move along; to move away; to move off;
to leave; to go away; to go off; to depart (from); to arrive (at); to reach;
to stay; to start out; to stop; to make a stopover (at); to turn up; to break a journey
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Topics: General Travel