Means of Transportation

troopship
ship for transporting troops
 
Dodgem
a small low-powered electrically powered vehicle driven on a special platform where there are many others to be dodged
 
fire engine
any of various large trucks that carry firemen and equipment to the site of a fire
 
black Maria
van used by police to transport prisoners
 
tank ship
a cargo ship designed to carry crude oil in bulk
 
smoking compartment
a passenger car for passengers who wish to smoke
 
surface lift
a ski tow that pulls skiers up a slope without lifting them off the ground
 
military plane
an aircraft designed and used for combat
 
armoured vehicle
a vehicle that is protected by armor plate
 
picket boat
a boat serving as a picket
 
heap
a car that is old and unreliable
 
sailing vessel
a vessel that is powered by the wind; often having several masts
 
horseless carriage
an early term for an automobile
 
tin can
informal term for a destroyer
 
railcar
a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad
 
palankeen
a closed litter carried on the shoulders of four bearers
 
craft
a vehicle designed for navigation in or on water or air or through outer space
 
cockleshell
a small light flimsy boat
 
chuck wagon
a wagon equipped with a cookstove and provisions (for cowboys)
 
gas-turbine ship
a ship powered by a gas turbine
 
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