Sources: A crossword-puzzle A little thesaurus. For: Dr. M. Pätzold, Lexis, SS `05

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1 Sources: Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary, online Longman Dictionary of Current English, online The new international Webster s comprehensive Dictionary of the English Language, 2003 Ed. Webster s Student Dictionary, 1992 Ed. Webster s Third New International Dictionary, unabridged, 1993, Merriam-Websters Anja Bleicher, Matrikel Nr , presentation on Transport A crossword-puzzle A little thesaurus For: Dr. M. Pätzold, Lexis, SS `05 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Crossword and little thesaurus~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

2 Vertical: 1 - Latin origin of transport 2 (verb) to transport or take something from one place to another: Would you like me to your bag for you? 3 - long- (adjective) travelling a long distance: 4 - UK (noun) (US public transportation) a system of vehicles such as buses and trains which operate at regular times on fixed routes and are used by the public: Greater investment in would keep more cars off the roads. 5 - (noun) a bird which is trained to carry messages 6 - (noun) a) the amount of vehicles moving along roads, or the amount of aircraft, trains or ships moving along a route: There was heavy/a lot of on the roads this morning. We got stuck in for several hours. b) people or goods transported by road, air, train or ship, as a business: The airline halved its overseas service because of a sharp reduction in. Environmental groups want more passenger and freight moved off the roads and onto trains. 7 - (noun) US (UK road haulage) The railroads have lost a lot of business to companies. 8 - (noun) plural es or s the goods carried by a ship, aircraft or other large vehicle: a ship/plane The ship was carrying a of wool from England to France. 9 - (noun) a)a boat or ship for taking passengers and often vehicles across an area of water, especially as a regular service: a car We're going across to France by/on the. We took the to Calais. b) (verb) [usually + adverb or preposition] to transport people or goods in a vehicle, especially regularly and often: I spend most of my time the children about.

3 10 - Harry Potter What animal transports post and newspaper? Horizontal: 1 (noun) UK a) when people or goods are moved from one place to another: b) In the past, British convicts could be sentenced to (to Australia). 2 - (amount carried) (syn: transport) (noun) a) the amount of weight, especially by a vehicle, a structure such as a bridge, or an animal: The maximum for this elevator is eight persons. One truck involved in the accident was carrying a heavy of coal. 3 - (noun) goods, but not passengers, that are carried from one place to another, by ship, aircraft, train or truck, or the system of transporting these goods: The ship carries both and passengers. a company Will the goods be sent by air or sea? trains US: The escaped prisoner made his getaway in a car/wagon on a train. 4 - (noun) a continuous moving strip or surface that is used for transporting a load of objects from one place to another 5 - (train) (noun) (US) (written abbreviation RR) UK: railway a) the metal tracks on which trains run: We live close to the railway line. She travelled across Siberia on the Trans-Siberian railway. b) the system of tracks, stations, trains, etc: a railway station/timetable/siding, etc. Thomas Grant worked on the railway(s) for fifty years. 6 - (machine) (noun) a tall metal structure with a long horizontal part which is used for lifting and moving heavy objects: The lifted the container off the ship. 7 - (UK) (noun) (US: freeway) a wide road built for fast moving traffic travelling long distances: Because of the bad weather, (driving) conditions are expected to be hazardous tonight. 8 - (syn : transportation) (verb) to send someone away, especially from their country, and forbid them to come back:

4 He was to an uninhabited island for a year. They were (= sent out) from the library for making a noise. Little thesaurus: Verbs: syn. to haul, to move, to transport, to convey, to carry, to load, to banish (!), careful transportation used historically to ship to procure transport insurance to transport to the spot to provide the transport document to pack for sea/rail transport to use certain means of transport Nouns / compound nouns: Syn: carriage, conveyance, freightage, haulage, shipment (commercial), shipping (technical) means of transport containerisation corporation transport Public transport commercial transport delay of transport ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Solutions~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ C 4 H 5 1 T R A N S P O R T A T I O N C R R U U A A R B 2 L O A D R N Y L 3 F R E I G H T S I I 6 P 4 C O N V E Y O R B E L T O 7 8 R R R T T C A T R 5 R A I L R O A D P F A U A 9 R 10 I F

5 R 6 C R A N E F G O D I E K S E O W G C I P R L E N 7 M O T O R W A Y O G R Y 8 B A N I S H T Latin origin of transport to transport or take something from one place to another: Would you like me to carry your bag for you? long-haul adjective [before noun] travelling a long distance: a long-haul flight public transport UK noun [U] (US public transportation) a system of vehicles such as buses and trains which operate at regular times on fixed routes and are used by the public: Greater investment in public transport would keep more cars off the roads. carrier pigeon noun [C] a pigeon which is trained to carry messages traffic (VEHICLES) noun [U] 1 the amount of vehicles moving along roads, or the amount of aircraft, trains or ships moving along a route: There was heavy/a lot of traffic on the roads this morning. We got stuck in traffic for several hours. New measures have been introduced to try and ease traffic congestion in the city. Five people were injured in a traffic accident (= one involving vehicles). Air traffic has increased 30% in the last decade. 2 people or goods transported by road, air, train or ship, as a business: The airline halved its overseas service because of a sharp reduction in traffic. Environmental groups want more passenger and freight traffic moved off the roads and onto trains. trucking US noun [U] (UK road haulage) The railroads have lost a lot of business to trucking companies.

6 cargo noun [C or U] plural cargoes or cargos the goods carried by a ship, aircraft or other large vehicle: a cargo ship/plane The ship was carrying a cargo of wool from England to France. ferry (boat) noun [C] a boat or ship for taking passengers and often vehicles across an area of water, especially as a regular service: a car ferry We're going across to France by/on the ferry. We took the ferry to Calais. See picture. ferry verb [T usually + adverb or preposition] to transport people or goods in a vehicle, especially regularly and often: I spend most of my time ferrying the children about. Harry Potter What animal transports post and newspaper? Horizontal: when people or goods are moved from one place to another: In the past, British convicts could be sentenced to transportation (to Australia). load (AMOUNT CARRIED) noun [C] 1 the amount of weight carried, especially by a vehicle, a structure such as a bridge, or an animal: The maximum load for this elevator is eight persons. One truck involved in the accident was carrying a heavy load of coal. freight noun [U] 1 goods, but not passengers, that are carried from one place to another, by ship, aircraft, train or truck, or the system of transporting these goods: The ship carries both freight and passengers. a freight company Will the goods be sent by air or sea freight? freight trains US The escaped prisoner made his getaway in a freight car/wagon on a train. conveyor (belt) noun [C]

7 a continuous moving strip or surface that is used for transporting a load of objects from one place to another railroad (TRAIN) noun [C] (WRITTEN ABBREVIATION RR) US FOR railway railway UK noun [C] (US railroad) 1 the metal tracks on which trains run: We live close to the railway line. She travelled across Siberia on the Trans-Siberian railway. See picture. 2 the system of tracks, stations, trains, etc: a railway station/timetable/siding, etc. Thomas Grant worked on the railway(s) for fifty years. crane (MACHINE) noun [C] a tall metal structure with a long horizontal part which is used for lifting and moving heavy objects: The crane lifted the container off the ship. motorway UK noun [C] (US freeway) a wide road built for fast moving traffic travelling long distances: Because of the bad weather, motorway (driving) conditions are expected to be hazardous tonight. banish (syn : transportation) verb [T] 1 to send someone away, especially from their country, and forbid them to come back: He was banished to an uninhabited island for a year. They were banished (= sent out) from the library for making a noise. Little thesaurus: Little thesaurus: Verbs: syn. to haul, to move, to transport, to convey, to carry, to load,

8 to banish (!), careful transportation used historically to ship to procure transport insurance, die Transportversicherung beschaffen to transport to the spot, punktgenaue Lieferung to provide the transport document, die Versandpapiere beschaffen to pack for sea/rail transport, Bahnmässig / seemässig verpackt to use certain means of transport Nouns / compound nouns: Syn: carriage, conveyance, freightage, haulage, shipment (commercial), shipping (technical) means of transport, Arten des Transports containerisation, Container-Transport corporation transport, städtisches Verkehrsmittel Public transport commercial transport, Güterverkehr delay of transport, Verzögerung des Transports