Highway vocabulary words in British and American English

 

American and British vocabulary for highway travel

 

  1. Interstate Highway: Motorway
  2. Exit Ramp: Slip Road
  3. Overpass: Flyover
  4. Cloverleaf: Cloverleaf Interchange
  5. Left Lane: Nearside Lane or Inside Lane
  6. Center Lane: Middle Lane
  7. Right Lane: Offside Lane or Outside Lane
  8. Speed Limit Sign: Speed Limit Sign (same)
  9. Hitchhiker: Hitchhiker (same)
  10. Trailer: Trailer or Caravan (if it's for living in)
  11. Service Area: Service Station
  12. Attendant: Attendant (same)
  13. Air Pump: Air Pump or Tyre Inflation Pump
  14. Gas Pump: Petrol Pump
  15. Passenger Car: Saloon Car or Passenger Car
  16. Camper: Camper Van or Motorhome
  17. Sports Car: Sports Car (same)
  18. Centre Divider: Central Reservation
  19. Motorcycle: Motorcycle or Motorbike
  20. Bus: Bus (same)
  21. Entrance Ramp: Entry Slip Road
  22. Shoulder: Hard Shoulder
  23. Road Sign: Road Sign (same)
  24. Exit Sign: Exit Sign (same)
  25. Truck: Lorry
  26. Van: Van (same)
  27. Tollbooth: Tollbooth or Toll Plaza

How to talk about highway travel in English

 

  1. Motorway: "We drove on the motorway to get to London faster."
  2. Slip Road: "Take the next slip road to exit the motorway."
  3. Flyover: "The flyover allows us to cross over the other road without any traffic lights."
  4. Cloverleaf Interchange: "At the Cloverleaf interchange, follow the signs to stay on the right route."
  5. Nearside Lane: "Stay in the nearside lane if you're driving slower than other traffic."
  6. Middle Lane: "Move to the middle lane to overtake slower vehicles."
  7. Offside Lane: "The fastest cars usually use the offside lane."
  8. Speed Limit Sign: "Always check the speed limit sign to know how fast you should go."
  9. Hitchhiker: "We saw a hitchhiker thumbing for a lift near the roadside."
  10. Trailer/Caravan: "They attached a caravan to their car for the camping trip."
  11. Service Station: "Let's stop at the next service station to refuel and take a break."
  12. Attendant: "The attendant at the garage helped me check the oil level."
  13. Air Pump: "I used the air pump at the station to inflate my car tyres."
  14. Petrol Pump: "We stopped at the petrol pump to fill up the tank."
  15. Saloon Car: "They bought a new saloon car for family trips."
  16. Camper Van: "They travelled around Scotland in a camper van."
  17. Sports Car: "He dreams of owning a sports car one day."
  18. Central Reservation: "The central reservation separates the two directions of traffic on the motorway."
  19. Motorcycle: "She rides her motorcycle to work every day."
  20. Bus: "I take the bus to school every morning."
  21. Entry Slip Road: "Use the entry slip road to merge onto the motorway."
  22. Hard Shoulder: "We had to stop on the hard shoulder when the car broke down."
  23. Road Sign: "Follow the road sign for directions to the nearest town."
  24. Exit Sign: "The exit sign indicates where to leave the motorway."
  25. Lorry: "A large lorry was delivering goods to the supermarket."
  26. Van: "We rented a van to move our furniture to the new house."
  27. Tollbooth: "You need to pay at the tollbooth to use this bridge."

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