American and British vocabulary for highway travel
- Interstate Highway: Motorway
- Exit Ramp: Slip Road
- Overpass: Flyover
- Cloverleaf: Cloverleaf Interchange
- Left Lane: Nearside Lane or Inside Lane
- Center Lane: Middle Lane
- Right Lane: Offside Lane or Outside Lane
- Speed Limit Sign: Speed Limit Sign (same)
- Hitchhiker: Hitchhiker (same)
- Trailer: Trailer or Caravan (if it's for living in)
- Service Area: Service Station
- Attendant: Attendant (same)
- Air Pump: Air Pump or Tyre Inflation Pump
- Gas Pump: Petrol Pump
- Passenger Car: Saloon Car or Passenger Car
- Camper: Camper Van or Motorhome
- Sports Car: Sports Car (same)
- Centre Divider: Central Reservation
- Motorcycle: Motorcycle or Motorbike
- Bus: Bus (same)
- Entrance Ramp: Entry Slip Road
- Shoulder: Hard Shoulder
- Road Sign: Road Sign (same)
- Exit Sign: Exit Sign (same)
- Truck: Lorry
- Van: Van (same)
- Tollbooth: Tollbooth or Toll Plaza
How to talk about highway travel in English
- Motorway: "We drove on the motorway to get to London faster."
- Slip Road: "Take the next slip road to exit the motorway."
- Flyover: "The flyover allows us to cross over the other road without any traffic lights."
- Cloverleaf Interchange: "At the Cloverleaf interchange, follow the signs to stay on the right route."
- Nearside Lane: "Stay in the nearside lane if you're driving slower than other traffic."
- Middle Lane: "Move to the middle lane to overtake slower vehicles."
- Offside Lane: "The fastest cars usually use the offside lane."
- Speed Limit Sign: "Always check the speed limit sign to know how fast you should go."
- Hitchhiker: "We saw a hitchhiker thumbing for a lift near the roadside."
- Trailer/Caravan: "They attached a caravan to their car for the camping trip."
- Service Station: "Let's stop at the next service station to refuel and take a break."
- Attendant: "The attendant at the garage helped me check the oil level."
- Air Pump: "I used the air pump at the station to inflate my car tyres."
- Petrol Pump: "We stopped at the petrol pump to fill up the tank."
- Saloon Car: "They bought a new saloon car for family trips."
- Camper Van: "They travelled around Scotland in a camper van."
- Sports Car: "He dreams of owning a sports car one day."
- Central Reservation: "The central reservation separates the two directions of traffic on the motorway."
- Motorcycle: "She rides her motorcycle to work every day."
- Bus: "I take the bus to school every morning."
- Entry Slip Road: "Use the entry slip road to merge onto the motorway."
- Hard Shoulder: "We had to stop on the hard shoulder when the car broke down."
- Road Sign: "Follow the road sign for directions to the nearest town."
- Exit Sign: "The exit sign indicates where to leave the motorway."
- Lorry: "A large lorry was delivering goods to the supermarket."
- Van: "We rented a van to move our furniture to the new house."
- Tollbooth: "You need to pay at the tollbooth to use this bridge."