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accelerate
verb
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accelerator
noun
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access road
noun
c1
accident
noun
a2
AGV
noun
c2
airbag
noun
c2
air-conditioned
adjective
b2
air conditioning
noun
b2
all-terrain
adjective
c2
all-wheel drive
noun
c1
ALPR
noun
c2
ambulance
noun
b2
ANPR
noun
c2
anti-roll bar
noun
c2
approach
noun
c1
armrest
noun
c2
A-road
noun
c2
artery
noun
c2
articulated
adjective
c2
asphalt
noun
c2
assembly line
noun
c1
ATV
noun
c2
automaker
noun
c2
automatic
noun
c1
automatic license plate recognition
noun
c2
automatic number plate recognition
noun
c2
automatic transmission
noun
c2
automobile
noun
b2
autonomous
adjective
c2
autonomous guided vehicle
noun
c2
autorickshaw
noun
c2
avenue
noun
c1
axle
noun
c1
backfire
verb
c2
backhoe
noun
c2
back-seat driver
noun
c2
backstreet
noun
c2
bakkie
noun
c2
banger
noun
c2
bank
noun
c1
battery
noun
b1
battery electric vehicle
noun
c2
beach buggy
noun
c2
beater
noun
c2
beep
noun
c1
beep
verb
c1
Belisha beacon
noun
c2
beltway
noun
c2
bend
noun
b1
BEV
noun
c2
bicycle
noun
a1
bicycle lane
noun
b2
bike
noun
a1
bike
verb
b1
bike lane
noun
b2
biker
noun
c1
billboard
noun
b2
bingle
noun
c2
biofuel
noun
b2
black cab
noun
c2
black ice
noun
c2
Black Maria
noun
c2
blacktop
noun
c2
blind
adjective
c2
blind spot
noun
c2
blinker
noun
c2
block
noun
b1
block
verb
b1
block in
phrasal verb
c2
blowout
noun
c2
body
noun
b2
body shop
noun
c2
bodywork
noun
c2
bollard
noun
c2
bonnet
noun
c2
booster seat
noun
c2
bottleneck
noun
c2
boulevard
noun
c1
boy racer
noun
c2
brake
noun
b2
brake
verb
b2
brake light
noun
b2
brake pad
noun
c2
branch off
phrasal verb
c2
break down
phrasal verb
b1
breakdown
noun
c1
breakdown lane
noun
c1
breakdown truck
noun
b2
breath test
noun
c2
B-road
noun
c2
bucket seat
noun
c2
buggy
noun
c1
bulldozer
noun
c2
bump
noun
c1
bumper
noun
c2
burn rubber
idiom
c2
bus
noun
a1
bus lane
noun
b2
bypass
noun
c1
bypass
verb
c1
byroad
noun
c2
byway
noun
c2
cab
noun
b2
cabby
noun
c2
cabriolet
noun
c2
Cadillac™
noun
c2
camber
noun
c2
camper
noun
c1
car
noun
a1
caravan
noun
b2
carburettor
noun
c2
car club
noun
c1
careen
verb
c2
career
verb
c2
carjack
verb
c2
carjacking
noun
c2
car park
noun
a1
car pool
noun
c2
carriageway
noun
c2
car seat
noun
b1
carsick
adjective
b1
carsickness
noun
b1
cart
noun
b2
car wash
noun
b1
catalytic converter
noun
c2
Catseye™
noun
c2
cattle grid
noun
c2
causeway
noun
c2
central locking
noun
c2
central reservation
noun
c2
change down
phrasal verb
c2
change up
phrasal verb
c2
charging point
noun
c2
charging station
noun
c2
chassis
noun
c2
chauffeur
noun
c1
checkpoint
noun
c2
Chelsea tractor
noun
c2
child restraint
noun
c2
choke
noun
c2
chopper
noun
c2
clamp
noun
c2
clearway
noun
c2
clock
noun
c2
clock
verb
c2
closure
noun
c1
clunker
noun
c2
clutch
noun
c2
coach
noun
a2
coachwork
noun
c2
coast
verb
c2
cobbled
adjective
c2
cobbles
noun
c2
collide
verb
c1
collision
noun
c1
combi
noun
c2
combustion chamber
noun
c2
commute
verb
b1
compact
noun
c2
company car
noun
b1
conductor
noun
c2
cone
noun
b2
cone off
phrasal verb
c2
congestion charge
noun
c2
congestion charging
noun
c2
constructor
noun
c1
contraflow
noun
c2
convertible
adjective
c2
convertible
noun
c2
cordon off
phrasal verb
c2
corner
noun
a2
corridor
noun
c1
coupé
noun
c2
courier
noun
c1
courtesy
adjective
c2
crankshaft
noun
c2
crash
noun
b2
crash
verb
b2
crash barrier
noun
c2
crash helmet
noun
c1
crash-test
verb
c1
crash-test dummy
noun
c2
crescent
noun
c2
crossing
noun
b2
crossover
noun
c2
crossroads
noun
b2
cross street
noun
c2
crosswalk
noun
c2
cruise
verb
c1
cruise control
noun
c2
cruiser
noun
c2
crumple zone
noun
c2
cubbyhole
noun
c2
curb
noun
c2
curbside
noun
c2
curve
noun
b2
cut in
phrasal verb
c2
cut up
phrasal verb
c2
cycle
noun
a2
cycle lane
noun
b2
cycle rickshaw
noun
c2
cyclist
noun
b1
daladala
noun
c2
dashboard
noun
c2
dead end
noun
c2
dealer
noun
b2
dealership
noun
c2
decompressor
noun
c2
Denver boot
noun
c2
designated driver
noun
c2
destination charge
noun
c2
detail
verb
c2
detour
noun
c2
dial
noun
c1
diesel
noun
c1
ding
noun
c2
dip
verb
c2
dipstick
noun
c2
dirt road
noun
c2
ditch
noun
c1
diversion
noun
c1
divide
verb
b1
divided highway
noun
c2
dockless bike
noun
c2
dog-leg
noun
c2
double-park
verb
c2
drink-driver
noun
c1
drink-driving
noun
b2
drive
verb
a1
drive
noun
a2
drive away
phrasal verb
b1
drive off
phrasal verb
b2
drive on
phrasal verb
b2
driver
noun
a1
driverless
adjective
b1
drive time
noun
c2
drive-time
adjective
c2
driveway
noun
b2
driving licence
noun
b2
driving school
noun
b2
driving test
noun
b1
driving under the influence
noun
c2
driving while intoxicated
noun
c2
drop
verb
b2
drunk driving
noun
b2
drunken driving
noun
c1
dual carriageway
noun
c2
dual control
adjective
c2
dual controls
noun
c2
dumper truck
noun
c2
dune buggy
noun
c2
dustcart
noun
c2
electric
noun
c1
electric vehicle
noun
b2
embankment
noun
c2
engine
noun
a2
escort
noun
c2
estate car
noun
c2
EV charger
noun
c2
exhaust
noun
c1
exit
noun
b2
express lane
noun
c1
expressway
noun
c2
fan belt
noun
c2
fast lane
noun
b2
feeder
adjective
c2
fender
noun
c2
fender bender
noun
c2
filler cap
noun
c2
filling station
noun
c2
fill-up
noun
c2
filter
verb
c2
fin
noun
c2
fire engine
noun
b2
fire hydrant
noun
c2
fire truck
noun
b2
flasher
noun
c2
flat
noun
c1
floor
verb
c2
flyover
noun
c2
fog lamp
noun
c2
footbrake
noun
c2
footway
noun
c2
forecourt
noun
c2
fork
noun
c1
fork
verb
c1
forklift truck
noun
c2
four-by-four
noun
c2
four-stroke
adjective
c2
four-wheel drive
noun
c1
freeway
noun
b2
front
noun
c1
front end
noun
c1
front-end loader
noun
c2
front-wheel drive
noun
c2
fuel efficiency
noun
c1
fuel-efficient
adjective
c1
fuel injection
noun
c2
full beam
noun
c2
furniture van
noun
b1
garage
noun
b1
garbage truck
noun
c1
gas
noun
a2
gas guzzler
noun
c2
gas-guzzling
adjective
c2
gas pedal
noun
c1
gas station
noun
b1
gas tank
noun
b2
gated
adjective
c2
gear
noun
c1
gearbox
noun
c2
gear change
noun
c2
gear lever
noun
c2
gearshift
noun
c2
give way (to somebody/something)
idiom
c2
glove compartment
noun
c2
go-faster stripes
noun
c2
GPS
noun
b2
grade crossing
noun
c2
gradient
noun
c1
gravel
noun
c2
gravelled
adjective
c2
grease monkey
noun
c2
gridlock
noun
c2
grit
verb
c2
guard rail
noun
c2
gun
verb
c2
gutter
noun
c2
hairpin bend
noun
c2
handbrake
noun
c1
handbrake turn
noun
c2
handle
verb
c2
handling
noun
c2
hard shoulder
noun
c2
hardtop
noun
c2
hatchback
noun
c2
haulier
noun
c2
hazard lights
noun
c2
headlamp
noun
c1
headlight
noun
c1
head-on
adjective
c2
headrest
noun
c2
hearse
noun
c2
heavy
adjective
b2
heavy goods vehicle
noun
c2
Hells Angel™
noun
c2
helmet
noun
b2
HEV
noun
c2
HGV
noun
c2
high beams
noun
c2
high road
noun
c2
highway
noun
b2
hire car
noun
b2
hit-and-run
adjective
c2
hitch
verb
c2
hitchhike
verb
c1
hitchhiker
noun
c1
hitchhiking
noun
c1
hoarding
noun
c2
hold
verb
c2
hold-up
noun
c2
honk
noun
c2
honk
verb
c2
hood
noun
c2
hoon
noun
c2
hoon
verb
c2
hooter
noun
c2
horn
noun
c1
horsebox
noun
c2
horse trailer
noun
c1
hot hatch
noun
c2
hot rod
noun
c2
hot-wire
verb
c2
HOV lane
noun
c2
hubcap
noun
c2
hybrid electric vehicle
noun
c2
hydrant
noun
c2
idle
verb
c2
ignition
noun
c2
impassable
adjective
c2
indicate
verb
c1
indicator
noun
c1
inside
noun
b2
inside
adjective
a2
instructor
noun
a2
insure
verb
c2
interchange
noun
c2
internal combustion engine
noun
c2
interstate
noun
c1
jack
noun
c2
jackknife
verb
c2
jack up
phrasal verb
c2
jalopy
noun
c2
jam
noun
b2
JCB™
noun
c2
Jeep™
noun
c1
joyriding
noun
c2
juggernaut
noun
c2
jumper cable
noun
c2
jump lead
noun
c2
jump-start
verb
c2
jump the lights
idiom
c2
junction
noun
c1
junker
noun
c2
junkyard
noun
c2
kerb
noun
c2
kerbside
noun
c2
keyless
adjective
b2
kombi
noun
c2
lamp post
noun
c1
Land Rover™
noun
c2
lane
noun
b2
laneway
noun
c2
lay-by
noun
c2
learner
noun
a2
left-hand drive
adjective
c2
legroom
noun
b2
level crossing
noun
c2
license number
noun
b2
license plate
noun
c1
lift
noun
b1
limo
noun
c1
limousine
noun
c1
lock
verb
b2
logbook
noun
c2
lollipop lady
noun
c2
lollipop man
noun
c2
low beams
noun
c2
low traffic neighbourhood
noun
c2
L-plate
noun
c2
LTN
noun
c2
macadam
noun
c2
main drag
noun
c2
main road
noun
b1
main street
noun
b1
make
noun
b2
manhole
noun
c2
manifold
noun
c2
manual
noun
c2
marque
noun
c2
matatu
noun
c2
mechanic
noun
b2
median
noun
c2
mews
noun
c2
mileometer
noun
c2
milepost
noun
c2
milometer
noun
c2
minibus
noun
c1
mini-roundabout
noun
c2
minivan
noun
c2
misfire
verb
c2
moped
noun
c1
MOT
noun
c2
motor
noun
c1
motor
verb
b2
motorbike
noun
a2
motor car
noun
a2
motorcycle
noun
a2
motorcyclist
noun
b2
motorhome
noun
c2
motorist
noun
c1
motor vehicle
noun
c1
motorway
noun
a2
mountain bike
noun
b2
moving van
noun
c1
MPV
noun
c2
mudflap
noun
c2
muffler
noun
c2
nav
noun
c2
navigate
verb
b2
nearside
adjective
c2
nose to tail
idiom
c2
number plate
noun
c1
obstruct
verb
c2
obstruction
noun
c2
odometer
noun
c2
off-ramp
noun
c2
off-road
adverb
c1
offside
adjective
c2
offside
noun
c2
off-street
adjective
c1
oil
noun
a2
on-ramp
noun
c2
on-street
adjective
c1
on the road
idiom
c2
open-top
adjective
c1
orbital
noun
c2
outer belt
noun
c2
outrider
noun
c2
outside
noun
b2
outside lane
noun
b2
overbridge
noun
c2
overpass
noun
c2
overtake
verb
b2
paddy wagon
noun
c2
paintwork
noun
c2
panel van
noun
c2
parade
noun
c2
park
noun
c1
park
verb
a1
parkade
noun
c2
park and ride
noun
c2
parking
noun
a2
parking brake
noun
c1
parking lot
noun
b2
parking meter
noun
c1
parking ticket
noun
c1
parkway
noun
c2
pass
noun
c2
passable
adjective
c2
passenger
noun
a2
passenger seat
noun
b1
passing lane
noun
c1
patrol wagon
noun
c2
pavement
noun
b2
pay and display
noun
c2
pedal
noun
c1
pedestrian crossing
noun
c1
pedestrianization
noun
c2
pedestrianize
verb
c2
pedestrian precinct
noun
c2
pelican crossing
noun
c2
people carrier
noun
c2
personnel carrier
noun
c2
petrol
noun
a2
petrol station
noun
b1
petrol tank
noun
b2
PHEV
noun
c2
pick up
phrasal verb
b1
pickup
noun
c2
pile-up
noun
c2
pillion
adverb
c2
pillion
noun
c2
pinch point
noun
c2
plough into
phrasal verb
c2
plow into
phrasal verb
c2
plug-in hybrid electric vehicle
noun
c2
point duty
noun
c2
pothole
noun
c2
power-assisted steering
noun
c2
power steering
noun
c2
priority
noun
c2
production line
noun
c1
provisional licence
noun
c2
pull in
phrasal verb
c1
pull off
phrasal verb
c2
pull out
phrasal verb
c1
pull over
phrasal verb
c1
pull up
phrasal verb
c1
puncture
noun
c1
purr
verb
c2
push-start
noun
c2
push-start
verb
c2
quad bike
noun
c2
queue
noun
b1
race car
noun
b1
racer
noun
b2
racing car
noun
b1
radar trap
noun
c2
radial
noun
c2
radiator
noun
c2
railroad crossing
noun
b2
ram
verb
c2
ramp
noun
c2
rat run
noun
c2
rear-end
verb
c2
rear end
noun
c1
rear-view mirror
noun
c2
rear-wheel drive
noun
c2
recreational vehicle
noun
c2
red light
noun
b1
reg
abbreviation
c2
registration number
noun
c2
relief road
noun
c2
removal van
noun
c2
rental car
noun
b2
repair
verb
a2
repair
noun
b1
reroute
verb
c2
respray
noun
c2
respray
verb
c2
rest stop
noun
b2
resurface
verb
c2
reverse
verb
c1
reverse
noun
c1
rickshaw
noun
c2
ride
verb
a1
ride-hail
noun
c2
ride-hailing
noun
c2
rider
noun
b1
ride-share
verb
c1
ride-share
noun
c1
ride-sharing
noun
c1
right-hand drive
adjective
c2
right of way
noun
c2
ring road
noun
c1
road
noun
a1
roadblock
noun
c2
road hog
noun
c2
roadholding
noun
c2
roadkill
noun
c2
road map
noun
a2
road pricing
noun
c2
road rage
noun
c1
road sense
noun
c2
roadside
noun
c1
road sign
noun
b1
roadster
noun
c2
road tax
noun
c1
road test
noun
c2
road-test
verb
c2
road train
noun
c2
road trip
noun
b1
roadway
noun
c2
roadworks
noun
c1
roadworthiness
noun
c2
roadworthy
adjective
c2
roar
verb
c2
roll bar
noun
c2
rollover
noun
c2
roof
noun
a2
roof rack
noun
c2
rotary
noun
c2
round
verb
c2
roundabout
noun
b2
RTA
abbreviation
c2
rumble strip
noun
c2
run
verb
c2
runabout
noun
c2
run over
phrasal verb
c1
rush hour
noun
b2
rutted
adjective
c2
safety belt
noun
b1
saloon
noun
c2
salt truck
noun
c1
salvage yard
noun
c2
satnav
noun
b2
scrap
noun
c2
scrapyard
noun
c2
seat belt
noun
b1
second-hand
adjective
b2
sedan
noun
c2
self-driving
adjective
b2
semi-trailer
noun
c2
service
noun
c1
service
verb
c1
service road
noun
c2
service station
noun
c1
shed
verb
c2
shock absorber
noun
c2
shoulder
noun
c2
showroom
noun
c2
shunt
noun
c2
sidecar
noun
c2
side road
noun
b2
side street
noun
b2
sidewalk
noun
b2
signal
noun
b1
signpost
noun
b2
signpost
verb
b2
silencer
noun
c2
skid
verb
c2
skid
noun
c2
slam
verb
c2
sleeping policeman
noun
c2
slip road
noun
c2
slow
verb
b1
slow lane
noun
b2
smart motorway
noun
c2
smash
verb
c1
smash-up
noun
c2
snarl-up
noun
c2
snowplough
noun
c2
soft shoulder
noun
c2
soft-top
noun
c2
soup up
phrasal verb
c2
spare part
noun
c1
spare tyre
noun
c1
spark plug
noun
c2
speed camera
noun
b1
speed hump
noun
c2
speeding
noun
b2
speed limit
noun
b1
speedometer
noun
c2
speed trap
noun
c1
spoiler
noun
c2
sports car
noun
b1
sport utility vehicle
noun
c2
sporty
adjective
c1
squad car
noun
c2
stall
verb
c2
station wagon
noun
c2
steamroller
noun
c2
steer
verb
c1
steering
noun
c1
steering wheel
noun
c1
stick shift
noun
c2
stop
verb
a1
stop light
noun
b2
stop street
noun
c2
street
noun
a1
streetcar
noun
c2
street light
noun
b1
stretch limo
noun
c2
strip
noun
c2
strip mall
noun
c2
stripped-down
adjective
c2
subcompact
noun
c2
subway
noun
c1
sunroof
noun
c2
surface
noun
b1
suspension
noun
c2
SUV
noun
c2
swerve
verb
c1
switchback
noun
c2
tail back
phrasal verb
c2
tailback
noun
c2
tailgate
noun
c2
tailgate
verb
c2
tail light
noun
c2
tandem
noun
c2
tank
noun
b2
tanker
noun
c1
tank up
phrasal verb
c2
tar
noun
c2
Tarmac™
noun
c2
tax disc
noun
c2
taxi
noun
a1
teamster
noun
c2
test drive
noun
c1
test-drive
verb
c1
thoroughfare
noun
c2
three-point turn
noun
c2
throttle
noun
c2
through
adjective
b2
T-intersection
noun
c2
tipper
noun
c2
tire
noun
b1
T-junction
noun
c2
toll
noun
c1
tollbooth
noun
c2
toll plaza
noun
c2
toot
noun
c2
toot
verb
c2
total
verb
c2
tourer
noun
c2
tow truck
noun
c2
track
noun
b1
tractor
noun
c1
tractor-trailer
noun
c2
traffic
noun
a1
traffic circle
noun
c2
traffic cone
noun
b2
traffic island
noun
c2
traffic jam
noun
b2
traffic light
noun
b1
traffic warden
noun
c2
trailer
noun
c1
trailer truck
noun
c2
tram
noun
b1
tramlines
noun
c2
Transit™
noun
c2
travel-sick
adjective
b1
travel sickness
noun
b1
tread
noun
c2
tricycle
noun
c2
trike
noun
c2
trolleybus
noun
c2
truck
noun
a2
truck
verb
c1
trucker
noun
b2
truck stop
noun
b2
trunk
noun
c2
trunk road
noun
c2
tunnel
noun
b2
turn
verb
a1
turn
noun
a2
turn-off
noun
c1
turn off
phrasal verb
b2
turnpike
noun
c2
turn signal
noun
b2
twist
noun
c1
twisty
adjective
c2
two-seater
noun
c2
tyre
noun
b1
U-ey
noun
c2
underpass
noun
c2
used
adjective
b1
ute
noun
c2
utility vehicle
noun
c2
U-turn
noun
c2
valet
noun
c2
valet
verb
c2
van
noun
a2
veer
verb
c2
vehicle
noun
a2
verge
noun
c2
veteran car
noun
c2
viaduct
noun
c2
vintage
adjective
c1
visor
noun
c2
wagon
noun
c1
warning triangle
noun
c2
warranty
noun
c2
wheel
noun
a2
wheel arch
noun
c2
wheel clamp
noun
c2
whiplash injury
noun
c2
wind
verb
b2
winding
adjective
c2
windscreen wiper
noun
c2
windshield
noun
c1
wing
noun
c2
wing mirror
noun
c2
Winnebago™
noun
c2
wiper
noun
c2
wreck
noun
c1
wreckage
noun
c2
write-off
noun
c2
yellow line
noun
c1
yield
verb
c2
zebra crossing
noun
c1
zero-emission
adjective
c1
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