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| AAA |
abbreviation of "American Automobile Association," an association that provides travel-related discounts and services to its members. |
| air |
travel or transportation by aircraft. [1/8 definitions] |
| airline |
a business that offers travel by airplane from one place to another. |
| airsick |
feeling sick or dizzy because of air travel; feeling ill due to flying. |
| airsickness |
motion sickness, usu. including nausea, caused by air travel. |
| amphibian |
a vehicle that can travel or operate on both land and water. Some tanks, boats, and airplanes are amphibians. [1/2 definitions] |
| amphibious |
able to travel or operate on both land and water. [1/2 definitions] |
| army ant |
any of various carnivorous, mostly tropical ants that travel about in great numbers. |
| armyworm |
any of various caterpillars that travel about in great numbers, usu. inflicting heavy damage on crops and grass. |
| astronaut |
a person whose job is to travel and work in space. |
| astronautics |
(used with a sing. verb) the science and technology of space travel. |
| back road |
a road that avoids traffic and high speed travel. It is often a small, country road that goes through areas with few houses and buildings. |
| back up |
to cause (traffic) to form slow-moving lines as travel is attempted. [1/8 definitions] |
| baggage |
suitcases, bags, or trunks used to carry things during travel. |
| balloon tire |
a wide tire with deep walls that is inflated with relatively low air pressure to cushion shocks or facilitate travel on sand. |
| barnstorm |
to travel through rural areas giving performances, political speeches, exhibition contests, or the like. [2/3 definitions] |
| bioastronautics |
(used with a sing. verb) the science of the effects of outer space and space travel on living organisms. |
| boat |
to travel in a boat. [1/3 definitions] |
| bowshot |
the distance an arrow travels or can travel when shot from a bow. |
| box lunch |
an individual light meal, prepared and put in a box to be eaten later, as during travel or at a picnic. |
| Br.1 |
abbreviation of "Bridge," a structure that extends a road, path, or other route over an obstacle such as a river or railway, to allow for continuous travel (used as part of a proper name). |
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