Vocabulary:Travel (Part 1)

Vocabulary: Travel(Part 1)

Travel and Traveler

1.Travel and traveler

travel=go from place to another one; make journeys especially of some length or abroad

trip=journey or excursion, especially for pleasure

>holiday/ pleasure/ official trip

excursion=short journey or ramble for pleasure and returning to starting point

cruise=sail about without precise destination, or calling at series of places

caravan=company traveling together (especially across desert)

voyage=expedition to a distance, especially by water/air/in space

tour=pleasure journey including stops at various places and ending where it began

guided tour=tour made with a guide (person who shows the way)

wandering=going from place to place without settled route or aim

outing=pleasure trip or excursion

expedition-(long) journey for a certain purpose

passage- a journey or trip, especially by sea

crossing-a journey across the sea

sail-a short trip in a boat with sails

Traveller (Brit. English)=Traveler (Amer. English)

1. traveler=person who travels or is traveling

   tourist=holiday traveler

   wayfarer-a traveler on foot

   wanderer=a person who wanders

   voyager=a person who makes voyage

   commuter=a person who travels regularly by train or bus or car to and from the daily work in city

   nomad=member of tribe roaming from place to place for pasture;traveler

   pilgrim=one who journeys to sacred place as an act of religious devotion;traveler

   passenger=traveler in or on public or private conveyance

   first/second class passenger

   tourist class (by boat)=low class of passenger accommodation in ship or aircraft

   economy class (by plane)

   holiday=day of break from one`s normal work, especially for recreation

   holiday makers (US)=people who make their holiday

   a globe-trotter=a person who travels a lot through many countries of the world (staying only a short time in one place)

   day trippers=people on day excursions to the seaside

   coach party=group of people traveling on an organized journey(excursion) by private bus

   package holiday (tour) = a holiday where a travel company books your travel and accommodation for you

2. Phrases:

to pass transit through a country

to book (a) passage (to)

to reserve a cabin on a boat

to go on holiday by air/train/boat/car

to go on vacation(US)

to go on a journey/trip/excursion

to make a journey/trip/excursion

to go on a sightseeing tour

to do a sightseeing tour

to go on a cruise

to have an outing

to make a (round-the-) world trip

to go on a world trip

to go touring

to travel over land

to go on a round trip through a country

make voyage

3. Some verbs related to Movement, Departure and Destination

to move about; to move around; to move along; to move away; to move off;

to leave; to go away; to go off; to depart (from); to arrive (at); to reach;

to stay; to start out; to stop; to make a stopover (at); to turn up; to break a journey