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| airliner |
a commercial passenger airplane. |
| airport |
a large area of level land where airplanes can land and take off, usu. including a passenger terminal and cargo and repair facilities. |
| automobile |
a four-wheeled vehicle with a built-in, self-propelled motor requiring a driver and used on roads to carry people; passenger car. |
| back-seat driver |
a passenger who gives unsolicited advice about driving to the driver. |
| bicycle rickshaw |
a type of transportation originating in Asia, having three wheels and two passenger seats, and powered by a person pedaling; pedicab; cycle rickshaw. |
| boat train |
a passenger train whose route runs between a city or other terminus and a ship's port. |
| cable car |
an enclosed passenger vehicle either on rails or suspended on a cable and pulled back and forth by a moving cable, esp. up and down a steep incline or across a chasm. |
| cable railway |
a system of transportation in which enclosed passenger cars, pulled by a continuously moving underground cable, roll along rails. |
| carriage |
a wheeled passenger vehicle that is covered or enclosed, especially one that is drawn by a horse or horses or by a train engine, or one that is pushed along by a person. [1/5 definitions] |
| carry-on |
of luggage, small enough to be stored in the passenger cabin of an airplane. [2 definitions] |
| club car |
a railroad passenger car equipped with lounge chairs, tables, and a buffet or bar. |
| conductor |
the official on a passenger train, bus, or streetcar who collects payment. [1/4 definitions] |
| cycle rickshaw |
a type of transportation originating in Asia, having three wheels and two passenger seats, and powered by a person pedaling; pedicab; bicycle rickshaw. |
| deck chair |
a lightweight folding chair, often with a full-length leg rest, often used on passenger ships. |
| enplane |
to enter an aircraft, esp. as a passenger. |
| fare |
the price paid to ride on commercial transportation, such as a bus, train, or airplane, or a passenger paying such a charge. [1/5 definitions] |
| flag stop |
a place where a commercial passenger vehicle stops only if signaled, or stops to let off passengers. |
| flier |
something or someone that flies, esp. a pilot or airplane passenger. [1/4 definitions] |
| hansom |
a two-wheeled, two-passenger, covered carriage drawn by one horse, and driven by a person who sits behind and above the passengers. |
| kayak |
a slender boat traditionally used by the Inuit people, consisting of a light frame pointed at both ends, covered with a waterproof skin that may be pulled tight around the waist of the passenger. [1/2 definitions] |
| lowrider |
a driver or passenger in such a car. [1/2 definitions] |
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