Means of Transportation
- 4WD
- a motor vehicle with a four-wheel drive transmission system
- abandoned ship
- a ship abandoned on the high seas
- ABM
- a defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles
- aerial ladder truck
- a fire engine carrying ladders
- aerial tramway
- a conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towers
- aeroplane
- an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
- air-to-air missile
- a missile designed to be launched from one airplane at another
- air-to-ground missile
- a missile designed to be launched from an airplane at a target on the ground
- airbus
- a subsonic jet airliner operated over short distances
- aircraft
- a vehicle that can fly
- aircraft carrier
- a large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for takeoffs and landings
- airliner
- a commercial airplane that carries passengers
- airship
- a steerable self-propelled aircraft
- all-terrain bike
- a bicycle with a sturdy frame and fat tires; originally designed for riding in mountainous country
- Alpine lift
- a surface lift where riders hold a bar and are pulled up the hill on their skis
- ambulance
- a vehicle that takes people to and from hospitals
- amphibian
- an airplane designed to take off and land on water
- amphibian
- a flat-bottomed motor vehicle that can travel on land or water
- angledozer
- a bulldozer with an angled moldboard to push earth to one side
- APC
- (military) an armored vehicle (usually equipped with caterpillar treads) that is used to transport infantry
- applecart
- a handcart from which apples and other fruit are sold in the street
- ark
- a boat built by Noah to save his family and animals from the flood
- armored car
- a military combat vehicle on wheels with light armor (and usually a machine gun)
- armored car
- an armor-plated truck with strong doors and locks used to transport money or valuables
- armored combat vehicle
- an enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads
- armored vehicle
- a vehicle that is protected by armor plate
- articulated lorry
- a truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together
- assault gun
- an armored vehicle with the chassis of a tank (but no turret) and a large gun; used as an antitank weapon and to support infantry
- attack aircraft
- a high-speed military or naval airplane designed to destroy enemy aircraft in the air
- attack submarine
- a military submarine designed and armed to attack enemy shipping
- auto
- a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
- autobus
- a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport
- autogiro
- an aircraft that is supported in flight by unpowered rotating horizontal wings (or blades); forward propulsion is provided by a conventional propeller
- automotive vehicle
- a self-propelled wheeled vehicle that does not run on rails
- auxiliary research submarine
- a submarine for research purposes
- B-52
- United States military aircraft; B- stands for bomber
- baby buggy
- a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around
- baggage car
- a railway car where passengers' bags are carried
- ballistic capsule
- a craft capable of traveling in outer space; technically, a satellite around the sun
- ballistic missile
- a missile that is guided in the first part of its flight but falls freely as it approaches target
- balloon
- large tough nonrigid bag filled with gas or heated air
- banana boat
- a ship designed to transport bananas
- bandwagon
- a large ornate wagon for carrying a musical band
- bareboat
- a vessel (such as a yacht) that can be chartered without a captain or crew or provisions
- barge
- a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals)
- bark
- a sailing ship with 3 (or more) masts
- barouche
- a horse-drawn carriage having four wheels; has an outside seat for the driver and facing inside seats for two couples and a folding top
- barrage balloon
- an elongated tethered balloon or blimp with cables or net suspended from it to deter enemy planes that are flying low
- barrow
- a cart for carrying small loads; has handles and one or more wheels
- bassinet
- a perambulator that resembles a bassinet
- battle cruiser
- a cruiser of maximum speed and firepower
- battleship
- large and heavily armoured warship
- beach buggy
- a recreational vehicle with large tires used on beaches or sand dunes
- beach waggon
- a car that has a long body and rear door with space behind rear seat
- berlin
- a limousine with a glass partition between the front and back seats
- bicycle
- a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals
- bicycle-built-for-two
- a bicycle with two sets of pedals and two seats
- bike
- a motor vehicle with two wheels and a strong frame
- biplane
- old fashioned airplane; has two wings one above the other
- birch bark
- a canoe made with the bark of a birch tree
- black Maria
- van used by police to transport prisoners
- blimp
- a small nonrigid airship used for observation or as a barrage balloon
- blockade-runner
- a ship that runs through or around a naval blockade
- bloodmobile
- a motor vehicle equipped to collect blood donations
- boat
- a small vessel for travel on water
- boat train
- a train taking passengers to or from a port
- bob
- a long racing sled (for 2 or more people) with a steering mechanism
- bobsled
- formerly two short sleds coupled together
- bogey
- an unidentified (and possibly enemy) aircraft
- bomber
- a military aircraft that drops bombs during flight
- boneshaker
- any wheeled vehicle that is dilapidated and uncomfortable
- bookmobile
- a van with shelves of books; serves as a mobile library or bookstore
- bottom
- a cargo ship
- boxcar
- a freight car with roof and sliding doors in the sides
- brig
- two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on both masts
- brigantine
- two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on the foremast and fore-and-aft rigged on the mainmast
- brilliant pebble
- a code name for a small computerized heat-seeking missile that was supposed to intercept and destroy enemy missiles
- brougham
- a sedan that has no roof over the driver's seat
- brougham
- light carriage; pulled by a single horse
- buckboard
- an open horse-drawn carriage with four wheels; has a seat attached to a flexible board between the two axles
- buffet car
- a passenger car where food is served in transit
- buggy
- a small lightweight carriage; drawn by a single horse
- bulldozer
- large powerful tractor; a large blade in front flattens areas of ground
- bullet
- a high-speed passenger train
- bumboat
- a small boat that ferries supplies and commodities for sale to a larger ship at anchor
- bus
- a car that is old and unreliable
- cab
- small two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; with two seats and a folding hood
- cab
- a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money
- cabin car
- a car on a freight train for use of the train crew; usually the last car on the train
- cabin cruiser
- a large motorboat that has a cabin and plumbing and other conveniences necessary for living on board
- cabin liner
- a liner with cabins for passengers
- caisson
- a two-wheeled military vehicle carrying artillery ammunition
- camion
- a low heavy horse cart without sides; used for haulage
- camion
- a large truck designed to carry heavy loads; usually without sides
- camper trailer
- a trailer equipped for occupancy (especially for holiday trips)
- camper
- a recreational vehicle equipped for camping out while traveling
- canal boat
- a long boat that carries freight and is narrow enough to be used in canals
- canoe
- small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle
- capital ship
- a warship of the first rank in size and armament
- capsule
- a spacecraft designed to transport people and support human life in outer space
- car carrier
- a trailer that can be loaded with new cars for delivery to sales agencies
- car train
- a train that transports passengers and their automobiles
- car transporter
- a long truck for carrying motor vehicles
- car
- a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad
- car-ferry
- a ferry that transports motor vehicles
- carack
- a large galleon sailed in the Mediterranean as a merchantman
- caravan
- a camper equipped with living quarters
- cargo helicopter
- a helicopter that carries cargo
- cargo liner
- a liner that carries cargo
- cargo ship
- a ship designed to carry cargo
- cargo ships
- conveyance provided by the ships belonging to one country or industry
- caroche
- a luxurious carriage suitable for nobility in the 16th and 17th century
- carriage
- a railcar where passengers ride
- carriage
- a vehicle with wheels drawn by one or more horses
- carrier
- a self-propelled wheeled vehicle designed specifically to carry something
- cart
- a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal
- cart
- wheeled vehicle that can be pushed by a person; may have one or two or four wheels
- catamaran
- a boat with two parallel hulls held together by single deck
- catboat
- a sailboat with a single mast set far forward
- Caterpillar
- a large tracked vehicle that is propelled by two endless metal belts; frequently used for moving earth in construction and farm work
- cattle boat
- a cargo ship for the transport of livestock
- cattle car
- a freight car for transporting cattle
- chair car
- a passenger car for day travel; you pay extra fare for individual chairs
- chair lift
- a ski lift on which riders (skiers or sightseers) are seated and carried up or down a mountainside; seats are hung from an endless overhead cable
- chaise
- a carriage consisting of two wheels and a calash top; drawn by a single horse
- chariot
- a light four-wheel horse-drawn ceremonial carriage
- chariot
- a two-wheeled horse-drawn battle vehicle; used in war and races in ancient Egypt and Greece and Rome
- choo-choo
- a child's word for locomotive
- chopper
- an aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades
- chuck wagon
- a wagon equipped with a cookstove and provisions (for cowboys)
- clarence
- a closed carriage with four wheels and seats for four passengers
- clipper
- a fast sailing ship used in former times
- club car
- railroad car having a bar and tables and lounge chairs
- coach
- a carriage pulled by four horses with one driver
- coal car
- freight car with fixed sides and no roof; for transporting coal
- coaster wagon
- a child's four-wheeled toy cart sometimes used for coasting
- cockleshell
- a small light flimsy boat
- combat ship
- a government ship that is available for waging war
- commuter
- a passenger train that is ridden primarily by passengers who travel regularly from one place to another
- compact
- a small and economical car
- Conestoga wagon
- a large wagon with broad wheels and an arched canvas top; used by the United States pioneers to cross the prairies in the 19th century
- container ship
- a cargo ship designed to hold containerized cargoes
- convertible
- a car that has top that can be folded or removed
- coracle
- a small rounded boat made of hides stretched over a wicker frame; still used in some parts of Great Britain
- corsair
- a swift pirate ship (often operating with official sanction)
- corvette
- a highly maneuverable escort warship; smaller than a destroyer
- coupe
- a car with two doors and front seats and a luggage compartment
- covered couch
- a litter with a cover for privacy
- craft
- a vehicle designed for navigation in or on water or air or through outer space
- cruise liner
- a passenger ship used commercially for pleasure cruises
- cruise missile
- an unmanned aircraft that is a self-contained bomb
- cruiser
- a large fast warship; smaller than a battleship and larger than a destroyer
- cruiser
- a car in which policemen cruise the streets; equipped with radiotelephonic communications to headquarters
- cutter
- a sailing vessel with a single mast set further back than the mast of a sloop
- cutter
- a boat for communication between ship and shore
- cycle rickshaw
- a tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling); used in the Orient for transporting passengers for hire
- dandy
- a sailing vessel with two masts; a small mizzen is aft of the rudderpost
- deadhead
- a train or bus or taxi traveling empty
- delivery truck
- a van suitable for delivering goods or services to customers
- delta wing
- an airplane with wings that give it the appearance of an isosceles triangle
- destroyer escort
- warship smaller than a destroyer; designed to escort fleets or convoys
- destroyer
- a small fast lightly armored but heavily armed warship
- dhow
- a lateen-rigged sailing vessel used by Arabs
- diesel locomotive
- a locomotive driven by a diesel engine
- diesel-electric
- a locomotive driven by the electric current generated by a diesel engine
- diesel-hydraulic
- a locomotive driven by a hydraulic transmission system powered by a diesel engine
- dinghy
- a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled
- dinkey
- a small locomotive
- dirt bike
- a lightweight motorcycle equipped with rugged tires and suspension; an off-road motorcycle designed for riding cross country or over unpaved ground
- dive bomber
- a bomber that releases its bombs during a steep dive toward the target
- Dodgem
- a small low-powered electrically powered vehicle driven on a special platform where there are many others to be dodged
- dog sled
- a sled pulled by dogs
- dogcart
- a cart drawn by a dog
- dolly
- conveyance consisting of a wheeled platform for moving heavy objects
- dolly
- conveyance consisting of a wheeled support on which a camera can be mounted
- donkey cart
- a cart with an underslung axle and two seats
- donkey engine
- a locomotive for switching rolling stock in a railroad yard
- doodlebug
- a small motor vehicle
- double-prop
- a propeller plane with an engine that drives two propellers in opposite directions (for stability)
- dragger
- a fishing boat that uses a trawl net or dragnet to catch fish
- dreadnaught
- battleship that has big guns all of the same caliber
- dredger
- a barge (or a vessel resembling a barge) that is used for dredging
- drone
- an aircraft without a pilot that is operated by remote control
- droshky
- an open horse-drawn carriage with four wheels; formerly used in Poland and Russia
- dugout
- a canoe made by hollowing out and shaping a large log
- dump truck
- truck whose contents can be emptied without handling; the front end of the platform can be pneumatically raised so that the load is discharged by gravity
- dumpcart
- a cart that can be tilted to empty contents without handling
- dustcart
- a truck for collecting domestic refuse
- electric locomotive
- a locomotive that is powered by an electric motor
- electric
- a car that is powered by electricity
- engine
- a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks
- Exocet
- a guided missile developed by the French government for use against ships
- express luxury liner
- a liner equipped for sumptuous living
- express
- public transport consisting of a fast train or bus that makes only a few scheduled stops
- factory ship
- a whaling ship equipped to process whale products at sea
- fanjet
- an airplane propelled by a fanjet engine
- felucca
- a fast narrow sailing ship of the Mediterranean
- ferry
- a boat that transports people or vehicles across a body of water and operates on a regular schedule
- finisher
- a race car that finishes a race
- fire engine
- any of various large trucks that carry firemen and equipment to the site of a fire
- fireboat
- a boat equipped to fight fires on ships or along a waterfront
- fishing boat
- a vessel for fishing; often has a well to keep the catch alive
- flagship
- the ship that carries the commander of a fleet and flies his flag
- flat
- freight car without permanent sides or roof
- fleet ballistic missile submarine
- a submarine carrying ballistic missiles
- floatplane
- a seaplane equipped with pontoons for landing or taking off from water
- flying boat
- a large seaplane that floats with its fuselage in the water rather than on pontoons
- fore-and-after
- sailing vessel with a fore-and-aft rig
- forklift
- a small industrial vehicle with a power operated forked platform in front that can be inserted under loads to lift and move them
- four-wheeler
- a hackney carriage with four wheels
- freight car
- a railway car that carries freight
- freight liner
- a long-distance express freight train between industrial centers and seaports with facilities for rapid loading and unloading of goods
- freight train
- a railroad train consisting of freight cars
- frigate
- a United States warship larger than a destroyer and smaller than a cruiser
- frigate
- a medium size square-rigged warship of the 18th and 19th centuries
- funny wagon
- an ambulance used to transport patients to a mental hospital
- galleon
- a large square-rigged sailing ship with three or more masts; used by the Spanish for commerce and war from the 15th to 18th centuries
- galley
- (classical antiquity) a crescent-shaped seagoing vessel propelled by oars
- galley
- a large medieval vessel with a single deck propelled by sails and oars with guns at stern and prow; a complement of 1,000 men; used mainly in the Mediterranean for war and trading
- gas guzzler
- a car with relatively low fuel efficiency
- gas-turbine ship
- a ship powered by a gas turbine
- gharry
- a horse-drawn carriage in India
- gig
- small two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; with two seats and no hood
- gig
- tender that is a light ship's boat; often for personal use of captain
- gig
- long and light rowing boat; especially for racing
- glider
- aircraft supported only by the dynamic action of air against its surfaces
- go-kart
- a small low motor vehicle with four wheels and an open framework; used for racing
- golf cart
- a small motor vehicle in which golfers can ride between shots
- gondola
- long narrow flat-bottomed boat propelled by sculling; traditionally used on canals of Venice
- gondola
- a low flat-bottomed freight car with fixed sides but no roof
- Graf Zeppelin
- a large rigid dirigible designed to carry passengers or bombs
- ground-effect machine
- a craft capable of moving over water or land on a cushion of air created by jet engines
- guard boat
- a boat that is on guard duty (as in a harbor) around a fleet of warships
- guard ship
- a warship (at anchor or under way) required to maintain a higher degree of readiness than others in its squadron
- guard's van
- the car on a train that is occupied by the guard
- guided missile
- a rocket-propelled missile whose path can be controlled during flight either by radio signals or by internal homing devices
- guided missile cruiser
- a cruiser that carries guided missiles
- guided missile frigate
- a frigate that carries guided missiles
- gunboat
- a small shallow-draft boat carrying mounted guns; used by costal patrols
- gurney
- a metal stretcher with wheels
- gypsy cab
- a taxicab that cruises for customers although it is licensed only to respond to calls
- H.M.S. Bounty
- a ship of the British navy; in 1789 part of the crew mutinied against their commander William Bligh and set him afloat in an open boat
- hackney
- a carriage for hire
- half track
- a motor vehicle propelled by half tracks; frequently used by the military
- hand truck
- a handcart that has a frame with two low wheels and a ledge at the bottom and handles at the top; used to move crates or other heavy objects
- handcar
- a small railroad car propelled by hand or by a small motor
- hang glider
- a glider resembling a large kite; the rider hangs from it while descending from a height
- hangar queen
- an airplane with a bad maintenance record
- hansom
- a two-wheeled horse-drawn covered carriage with the driver's seat above and behind the passengers
- hardtop
- a car that resembles a convertible but has a fixed rigid top
- hatchback
- a car having a hatchback door
- hearse
- a vehicle for carrying a coffin to a church or a cemetery; formerly drawn by horses but now usually a motor vehicle
- heat-seeking missile
- a missile with a guidance system that directs it toward targets emitting infrared radiation (as the emissions of a jet engine)
- heavier-than-air craft
- a non-buoyant aircraft that requires a source of power to hold it aloft and to propel it
- horse cart
- heavy cart; drawn by a horse; used for farm work
- horse-drawn vehicle
- a wheeled vehicle drawn by one or more horses
- horsebox
- a conveyance (railroad car or trailer) for transporting racehorses
- horsecar
- an early form of streetcar that was drawn by horses
- horseless carriage
- an early term for an automobile
- hospital ship
- a ship built to serve as a hospital; used for wounded in wartime
- hospital train
- a military train built to transport wounded troops to a hospital
- hot rod
- a car modified to increase its speed and acceleration
- hot-air balloon
- balloon for travel through the air in a basket suspended below a large bag of heated air
- house trailer
- a wheeled vehicle that can be pulled by a car or truck and is equipped for occupancy
- houseboat
- a barge that is designed and equipped for use as a dwelling
- hulk
- a ship that has been wrecked and abandoned
- Hum-Vee
- a high mobility, multipurpose, military vehicle with four-wheel drive
- hydrofoil
- a speedboat that is equipped with winglike structures that lift it so that it skims the water at high speeds
- hydroplane
- an airplane that can land on or take off from water
- ICBM
- a ballistic missile that is capable of traveling from one continent to another
- ice wagon
- (formerly) a horse-drawn wagon that delivered ice door to door
- ice yacht
- a sailing vessel with runners and a cross-shaped frame; suitable for traveling over ice
- iceboat
- a ship with a reinforced bow to break up ice and keep channels open for navigation
- Indiaman
- a large sailing ship that was engaged in the British trade with India
- interceptor
- a fast maneuverable fighter plane designed to intercept enemy aircraft
- iron horse
- (c. 1840) an early term for a locomotive
- ironclad
- a wooden warship of the 19th century that is plated with iron or steel armor
- jampan
- a kind of sedan chair used in India
- jaunting car
- an open two-wheeled one-horse cart formerly widely used in Ireland
- jeep
- a car suitable for traveling over rough terrain
- jet
- an airplane powered by one or more jet engines
- jetliner
- a large jet plane that carries passengers
- jinrikisha
- a small two-wheeled cart for one passenger; pulled by one person
- jolly
- a yawl used by a ship's sailors for general work
- jumbo jet
- a very large jet plane
- junk
- any of various Chinese boats with a high poop and lugsails
- kamikaze
- a fighter plane used for suicide missions by Japanese pilots in World War II
- kayak
- a small canoe consisting of a light frame made watertight with animal skins; used by Eskimos
- keelboat
- river boat with a shallow draught and a keel but no sails; used to carry freight; moved by rowing or punting or towing
- ketch
- a sailing vessel with two masts; the mizzen is forward of the rudderpost
- kite balloon
- a barrage balloon with lobes at one end that keep it headed into the wind
- knockabout
- a sloop with a simplified rig and no bowsprit
- landau
- a four-wheel covered carriage with a roof divided into two parts (front and back) that can be let down separately
- lander
- a space vehicle that is designed to land on the moon or another planet
- landing craft
- naval craft designed for putting ashore troops and equipment
- launch
- a motorboat with an open deck or a half deck
- laundry cart
- handcart for moving a load of laundry
- laundry truck
- van that picks up and delivers laundry
- LEM
- a spacecraft that carries astronauts from the command module to the surface of the moon and back
- Liberty ship
- a slow cargo ship built during World War II
- lifeboat
- a strong sea boat designed to rescue people from a sinking ship
- lift
- a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill
- lighter-than-air craft
- aircraft supported by its own buoyancy
- lightship
- a ship equipped like a lighthouse and anchored where a permanent lighthouse would be impracticable
- limber
- a two-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle used to pull a field gun or caisson
- limo
- large luxurious car; usually driven by a chauffeur
- liner
- a large commercial ship (especially one that carries passengers on a regular schedule)
- litter
- conveyance consisting of a chair or bed carried on two poles by bearers
- loaner
- a car that is lent as a replacement for one that is under repair
- local
- public transport consisting of a bus or train that stops at all stations or stops
- longboat
- the largest boat carried by a merchant sailing vessel
- lorry
- a large low horse-drawn wagon without sides
- luge
- a racing sled for one or two people
- lugger
- small fishing boat rigged with one or more lugsails
- Mackinaw boat
- a flat-bottomed boat used on upper Great Lakes
- mail
- a conveyance that transports the letters and packages that are conveyed by the postal system
- mail boat
- a boat for carrying mail
- mail car
- a railway car in which mail is transported and sorted
- mail train
- a train that carries mail
- man-of-war
- a warship intended for combat
- MANPAD
- a man-portable surface-to-air missile
- manufactured home
- a large house trailer that can be connected to utilities and can be parked in one place and used as permanent housing
- marsh buggy
- an amphibious vehicle typically having four-wheel drive and a raised body
- Mayflower
- the ship in which the Pilgrim Fathers sailed from England to Massachusetts in 1620
- Merrimac
- an ironclad vessel built by the Confederate forces in the hope of breaking the blockade imposed by the North
- meteorological balloon
- a small unmanned balloon set aloft to observe atmospheric conditions
- military plane
- an aircraft designed and used for combat
- military vehicle
- vehicle used by the armed forces
- milk float
- a van (typically powered by electricity) with an open side that is used to deliver milk to houses
- milk wagon
- wagon for delivering milk
- minelayer
- ship equipped for laying marine mines
- minesweeper
- ship equipped to detect and then destroy or neutralize or remove marine mines
- minibike
- small motorcycle with a low frame and small wheels and elevated handlebars
- minibus
- a light bus (4 to 10 passengers)
- minicab
- a minicar used as a taxicab
- minicar
- a car that is even smaller than a subcompact car
- minivan
- a small box-shaped passenger van; usually has removable seats; used as a family car
- Minuteman
- a strategic weapon system using a guided missile of intercontinental range; missiles are equipped with nuclear warheads and dispersed in hardened silos
- missile
- a rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear explosives; may be ballistic or directed by remote control
- Model T
- the first widely available automobile powered by a gasoline engine; mass-produced by Henry Ford from 1908 to 1927
- Monitor
- an ironclad vessel built by Federal forces to do battle with the Merrimac
- monocycle
- a vehicle with a single wheel that is driven by pedals
- monoplane
- an airplane with a single wing
- moped
- a motorbike that can be pedaled or driven by a low-powered gasoline engine
- motor scooter
- a wheeled vehicle with small wheels and a low-powered gasoline engine geared to the rear wheel
- motorboat
- a boat propelled by an internal-combustion engine
- motortruck
- an automotive vehicle suitable for hauling
- moving van
- a van used for moving home or office furniture
- multiengine airplane
- a plane with two or more engines
- multistage rocket
- a rocket having two or more rocket engines (each with its own fuel) that are fired in succession and jettisoned when the fuel is exhausted
- narrow-body
- a commercial airliner with a single aisle
- nautilus
- a submarine that is propelled by nuclear power
- nonsmoker
- a passenger car for passengers who want to avoid tobacco smoke
- Norfolk wherry
- sailing barge used especially in East Anglia
- nuclear-powered ship
- ship whose motive power comes from the energy of a nuclear reactor
- oil tanker
- a cargo ship designed to carry crude oil in bulk
- Old Ironsides
- a United States 44-gun frigate that was one of the first three naval ships built by the United States; it won brilliant victories over British frigates during the War of 1812 and is without doubt the most famous ship in the history of the United States Navy; it has been rebuilt and is anchored in the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston
- ordinary
- an early bicycle with a very large front wheel and small back wheel
- ornithopter
- heavier-than-air craft that is propelled by the flapping of wings
- outboard
- a motorboat with an outboard motor
- outrigger canoe
- a seagoing canoe (as in South Pacific) with an outrigger to prevent it from upsetting
- oxcart
- a cart that is drawn by an ox
- pace car
- a high-performance car that leads a parade of competing cars through the pace lap and then pulls off the course
- paddle steamer
- a steam vessel propelled by paddle wheels
- palankeen
- a closed litter carried on the shoulders of four bearers
- panda car
- a police cruiser
- pantechnicon
- a large moving van (especially one used for moving furniture)
- panzer
- an armored vehicle or tank
- passenger ship
- a ship built to carry passengers
- passenger train
- a train that carries passengers
- passenger van
- a van that carries passengers
- pastry cart
- a serving cart for displaying pastry desserts to restaurant patrons
- patrol boat
- a vessel assigned to patrol an area
- personnel carrier
- a military vehicle (usually armored) for transporting military personnel and their equipment
- phaeton
- large open car seating four with folding top
- picket
- a vehicle performing sentinel duty
- picket boat
- a boat serving as a picket
- picket ship
- a ship serving as a picket
- pickup
- a light truck with an open body and low sides and a tailboard
- pilot balloon
- meteorological balloon used to observe air currents
- pilot boat
- a boat to carry pilots to and from large ships
- pilot engine
- a locomotive that precedes a train to check the track
- pirate
- a ship that is manned by pirates
- pocket battleship
- a small battleship built to conform with treaty limitations on tonnage and armament (from 1925 to 1930)
- police boat
- a boat used by harbor police
- pontoon
- (nautical) a floating structure (as a flat-bottomed boat) that serves as a dock or to support a bridge
- post chaise
- closed horse-drawn carriage with four wheels; formerly used to transport passengers and mail
- privateer
- a privately owned warship commissioned to prey on the commercial shipping or warships of an enemy nation
- projectile
- any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine
- propeller plane
- an airplane that is driven by a propeller
- propjet
- an airplane with an external propeller that is driven by a turbojet engine
- PT boat
- a small fast unarmored and lightly armed torpedo boat; P(atrol) T(orpedo) boat
- public transport
- conveyance for passengers or mail or freight
- Pullman car
- luxurious passenger car; for day or night travel
- pung
- a one-horse sleigh consisting of a box on runners
- punt
- an open flat-bottomed boat used in shallow waters and propelled by a long pole
- push-bike
- a bicycle that must be pedaled
- R.V.
- a motorized wheeled vehicle used for camping or other recreational activities
- race car
- a fast car that competes in races
- raceabout
- a small sloop having the keep of a knockabout but with finer lines and carrying more sail
- racing boat
- a boat propelled by oarsmen and designed for racing
- racing gig
- a light narrow racing boat for two or more oarsmen
- racing shell
- a very light narrow racing boat
- racing skiff
- a shell for a single oarsman
- racing yacht
- an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing
- railroad train
- public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive
- reconnaissance plane
- a military airplane used to gain information about an enemy
- reconnaissance vehicle
- fast armored military vehicle with four-wheel drive and open top
- refrigerator car
- a freight car that is equipped with refrigeration system
- remise
- an expensive or high-class hackney
- research rocket
- a rocket fired for test purposes
- rigger
- a sailing vessel with a specified rig
- river boat
- a boat used on rivers or to ply a river
- road roller
- vehicle equipped with heavy wide smooth rollers for compacting roads and pavements
- roadster
- an open automobile having a front seat and a rumble seat
- roll-on roll-off
- a method of transport (as a ferry or train or plane) that vehicles roll onto at the beginning and roll off of at the destination
- rolling stock
- collection of wheeled vehicles owned by a railroad or motor carrier
- rope tow
- a ski tow offering only a moving rope to hold onto
- rowing boat
- a rowboat
- S.U.V.
- a high-performance four-wheel drive car built on a truck chassis
- safety bicycle
- bicycle that has two wheels of equal size; pedals are connected to the rear wheel by a multiplying gear
- sailboat
- a small sailing vessel; usually with a single mast
- sailing ship
- a vessel that is powered by the wind; often having several masts
- sailing warship
- a warship that was powered by sails and equipped with many heavy guns; not built after the middle of the 19th century
- saloon
- a car that is closed and that has front and rear seats and two or four doors
- SAM
- a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
- sampan
- an Asian skiff usually propelled by two oars
- school bus
- a bus used to transport children to or from school
- school ship
- a ship used to train students as sailors
- schooner
- sailing vessel used in former times
- scooter
- child's two-wheeled vehicle operated by foot
- scooter
- a motorboat resembling a motor scooter
- scow
- a barge carrying bulk materials in an open hold
- scow
- any of various flat-bottomed boats with sloping ends
- scull
- a racing shell that is propelled by sculls
- sea boat
- a boat that is seaworthy; that is adapted to the open seas
- secondhand car
- a car that has been previously owned; not a new car
- sedan
- a closed litter for one passenger
- self-propelled vehicle
- a wheeled vehicle that carries in itself a means of propulsion
- semi
- a trailer having wheels only in the rear; the front is supported by the towing vehicle
- serving cart
- a handcart for serving food
- sharpie
- a shallow-draft sailboat with a sharp prow, flat bottom, and triangular sail; formerly used along the northern Atlantic coast of the United States
- sharpshooter
- a fast schooner once used by New England fisherman for illegal fishing in Canadian waters
- ship
- a vessel that carries passengers or freight
- shipwreck
- a wrecked ship (or a part of one)
- shooting brake
- another name for a station wagon
- shopping cart
- a handcart that holds groceries or other goods while shopping
- showboat
- a river steamboat on which theatrical performances could be given (especially on the Mississippi River)
- shrimper
- a vessel engaged in shrimping
- shunter
- a small locomotive used to move cars around but not to make trips
- shuttle
- public transport that consists of a bus or train or airplane that flies back and forth between two points
- shuttle bus
- shuttle consisting of a bus that travels between two points
- shuttle helicopter
- a helicopter that shuttles back and forth
- side-wheeler
- a paddle steamer having a paddle wheel on each side
- sidecar
- conveyance consisting of a small carrier attached to the side of a motorcycle
- sidewinder
- air-to-air missile with infrared homing device
- single prop
- a propeller plane with a single propeller
- single-rotor helicopter
- a helicopter having a single rotor
- sister ship
- a ship that is one of two or more similar ships built at the same time
- skateboard
- a board with wheels that is ridden in a standing or crouching position and propelled by foot
- ski-plane
- an airplane equipped with skis so it can land on a snowfield
- skibob
- a vehicle resembling a bicycle but having skis instead of wheels; the rider wears short skis for balancing
- skidder
- a tractor used to haul logs over rough terrain
- skiff
- any of various small boats propelled by oars or by sails or by a motor
- skyhook
- helicopter carrying a reel of steel cable that can be used to lift and transport heavy objects
- slave ship
- a ship used to transport slaves from their homes to places of bondage
- sled
- a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
- sleeper
- a passenger car that has berths for sleeping
- slip carriage
- a railway car at the end of the train; it can be detached without stopping the train
- sloop
- a sailing vessel with a single mast set about one third of the boat's length aft of the bow
- sloop of war
- a sailing or steam warship having cannons on only one deck
- smack
- a sailing ship (usually rigged like a sloop or cutter) used in fishing and sailing along the coast
- small boat
- a boat that is small
- small ship
- a ship that is small
- smoker
- a passenger car for passengers who wish to smoke
- Sno-cat
- a kind of snowmobile
- snowmobile
- tracked vehicle for travel on snow having skis in front
- snowplough
- a vehicle used to push snow from roads
- sound truck
- a truck equipped with a loudspeaker and used for advertising
- sounding rocket
- a research rocket used to obtain information about the atmosphere at various altitudes
- space probe
- a rocket-propelled guided missile that can escape the earth's atmosphere; makes observations of the solar system that cannot be made by terrestrial observation
- space shuttle
- a reusable spacecraft with wings for a controlled descent through the Earth's atmosphere
- spaceship
- a spacecraft designed to carry a crew into interstellar space (especially in science fiction)
- speedboat
- a fast motorboat
- sport car
- a small low car with a high-powered engine; usually seats two persons
- square-rigger
- a square-rigged sailing ship
- stage
- a large coach-and-four formerly used to carry passengers and mail on regular routes between towns
- stanhope
- a light open horse-drawn carriage with two or four wheels and one seat
- Stanley Steamer
- a steam-powered automobile
- stealth aircraft
- an aircraft designed in accordance with technology that makes detection by radar difficult
- stealth bomber
- a bomber that is difficult to detect by radar
- stealth fighter
- a fighter that is difficult to detect by radar; is built for precise targeting and uses laser-guided bombs
- steam locomotive
- a locomotive powered by a steam engine
- steamboat
- a boat propelled by a steam engine
- steamer
- a ship powered by one or more steam engines
- sternwheeler
- a paddle steamer having the paddle wheel in the stern
- Stinger
- a portable low altitude surface-to-air missile system using infrared guidance and an impact fuse; fired from the shoulder
- stock car
- a racing car with the basic chassis of a commercially available car
- stock car
- a car kept in dealers' stock for regular sales
- stockcar
- boxcar with latticed sides; for transporting livestock
- streamliner
- a streamlined train
- streetcar
- a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity
- stretcher
- a litter for transporting people who are ill or wounded or dead; usually consists of a sheet of canvas stretched between two poles
- subcompact
- a car smaller than a compact car
- submersible
- a warship designed to operate under water
- subway train
- a train that runs in a subway system
- sulky
- a light two-wheeled vehicle for one person; drawn by one horse
- supertanker
- the largest class of oil tankers
- supply ship
- ship that usually provides supplies to other ships
- surface lift
- a ski tow that pulls skiers up a slope without lifting them off the ground
- surface ship
- a warship that operates on the surface of the water
- surfboat
- a boat that can be launched or landed in heavy surf
- surrey
- a light four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; has two or four seats
- tandem trailer
- trucking rig with two trailers in tandem
- tank destroyer
- an armored vehicle equipped with an antitank gun and capable of high speeds
- tank engine
- a locomotive that carries its own fuel and water; no tender is needed
- tank
- a freight car that transports liquids or gases in bulk
- tanker plane
- an airplane constructed to transport chemicals that can be dropped in order to fight a forest fire
- tea cart
- serving cart for serving tea or light refreshments
- technical
- a pickup truck with a gun mounted on it
- telfer
- one of the conveyances (or cars) in a telpherage
- tender
- car attached to a locomotive to carry fuel and water
- three-decker
- a warship carrying guns on three decks
- three-decker
- any ship having three decks
- tin can
- informal term for a destroyer
- toboggan
- a long narrow sled without runners; boards curve upward in front
- torpedo boat
- small high-speed warship designed for torpedo attacks in coastal waters
- torpedo-boat destroyer
- small destroyer that was the forerunner of modern destroyers; designed to destroy torpedo boats
- tow car
- a truck equipped to hoist and pull wrecked cars (or to remove cars from no-parking zones)
- towboat
- a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships
- tracked vehicle
- a self-propelled vehicle that moves on tracks
- trackless trolley
- a passenger bus with an electric motor that draws power from overhead wires
- traction engine
- steam-powered locomotive for drawing heavy loads along surfaces other than tracks
- tractor
- a wheeled vehicle with large wheels; used in farming and other applications
- tractor
- a truck that has a cab but no body; used for pulling large trailers or vans
- trailer
- a large transport conveyance designed to be pulled by a truck or tractor
- tram
- a four-wheeled wagon that runs on tracks in a mine
- tramp
- a commercial steamer for hire; one having no regular schedule
- transport ship
- a ship for carrying soldiers or military equipment
- trap
- a light two-wheeled carriage
- treasure ship
- a 16th-century ship loaded with treasure
- trial balloon
- a balloon sent up to test air currents
- tricycle
- a vehicle with three wheels that is moved by foot pedals
- trimaran
- a fast sailboat with 3 parallel hulls
- trireme
- ancient Greek or Roman galley or warship having three tiers of oars on each side
- troika
- a Russian carriage pulled by three horses abreast
- troop carrier
- any land or sea or air vehicle designed to carry troops
- troopship
- ship for transporting troops
- tumbrel
- a farm dumpcart for carrying dung; carts of this type were used to carry prisoners to the guillotine during the French Revolution
- twin-aisle airplane
- a commercial airliner with two aisles
- twinjet
- a jet plane propelled by two jet engines
- U-boat
- a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes
- USS Cole
- a United States destroyer
- V-1
- a small jet-propelled winged missile that carries a bomb
- van
- a truck with an enclosed cargo space
- van
- (Great Britain) a closed railroad car that carries baggage or freight
- vehicle
- a conveyance that transports people or objects
- velocipede
- any of several early bicycles with pedals on the front wheel
- vessel
- a craft designed for water transportation
- waggon
- any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
- wain
- large open farm wagon
- water cart
- cart with a tank for water (especially with fresh water for sale)
- water waggon
- a wagon that carries water (as for troops or work gangs or to sprinkle down dusty dirt roads in the summertime)
- watering cart
- water cart with a tank and sprinkler for sprinkling roads
- weapons carrier
- military vehicle that is a light truck designed to carry mortars or machine guns and their crews
- weather ship
- an oceangoing vessel equipped to make meteorological observations
- welcome wagon
- a wheeled vehicle carrying information and gifts from local merchants for new residents in an area
- whaleboat
- a long narrow boat designed for quick turning and use in rough seas
- whaler
- a ship engaged in whale fishing
- wheeled vehicle
- a vehicle that moves on wheels and usually has a container for transporting things or people
- wherry
- light rowboat for use in racing or for transporting goods and passengers in inland waters and harbors
- windjammer
- a large sailing ship
- wreck
- a ship that has been destroyed at sea
- yawl
- a ship's small boat (usually rowed by 4 or 6 oars)
