overcrowded – full with too many people for it to be comfortable or safe
- The tube is so overcrowded in the rush hour that it’s impossible to get a seat.
unreliable – something or someone that is not trustworthy or efficient
- Our local bus service is very unreliable and is usually running late.
Transportation Vocabulary Set 5: Transport systems
network – a group or system of interconnected people or things
- The new government made a commitment to improving the country’s
transport network.
Collocations:
road network– a system of interconnected roads
rail network– a system of interconnected railway lines
the underground / the tube / the subway / the metro – an underground railway
system in a city
- The quickest way to get around London is on the underground.
canal – an artificial waterway constructed to allow the passage of boats or ships
inland
- Ship canals such as the Panama Canal and Suez Canal are vitally important for
world trade.
a shuttle – a vehicle or aircraft that travels regularly between two places
- Itsuki took the shuttle from his hotel out to the airport.
Transportation Vocabulary Set 6: Transportation & the environment
fuel – a substance that is used to provide heat or power, e.g. petrol, diesel, gasoline,
oil,
usually by being burned
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- Scientists are working hard to develop more environmentally friendly fuels.
emissions – an amount of something, especially a gas such as carbon dioxide, that is
sent out into the air and harms the environment
- Car manufacturers are under pressure to reduce exhaust emissions.
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