30 forms of transport
Across
- 2. a four-wheeled road vehicle that is powered by an engine and is able to carry a small number of people.
- 4. a type of aircraft which derives both lift and propulsion from one or more sets of horizontally revolving overhead rotors. It is capable of moving vertically and horizontally, the direction of motion being controlled by the pitch of the rotor blades.
- 6. a ship, boat, or locomotive powered by steam.
- 9. a vehicle that hangs from and is pulled by a moving cable and that carries passengers up and down a mountain
- 12. a powered flying vehicle with fixed wings and a weight greater than that of the air it displaces; an aeroplane.
- 13. a large ship that takes many people on a cruise at one time
- 14. a comfortably equipped single-decker bus used for longer journeys
- 15. private four-wheeled vehicle for people and is most commonly horse-drawn
- 16. a small jet-propelled vehicle that skims across the surface of water and typically is ridden like a motorcycle.
- 18. a long, low boat used on canals
- 23. a boat usually propelled by sail.
- 24. used for transportation in sandy desert areas throughout Asia and northern Africa
- 25. a short narrow board with two small wheels fixed to the bottom of either end, on which a person can ride in a standing or crouching position, propelling themselves by occasionally pushing one foot against the ground.
- 27. teach (a person or animal) a particular skill or type of behaviour through practice and instruction over a period of time.
- 28. a medium-sized sailing boat equipped for cruising or racing.
- 30. a cycle with a single wheel, typically used by acrobats.
Down
- 1. a cloth canopy which fills with air and allows a person or heavy object attached to it to descend slowly when dropped from an aircraft, or which is released from the rear of an aircraft on landing to act as a brake.
- 3. a large bag filled with hot air or gas to make it rise in the air, typically one carrying a basket for passengers.
- 5. a wide canopy resembling a parachute that is attached to a person's body by a harness in order to allow them to glide through the air after jumping from or being hauled to a height.
- 7. a passenger vehicle powered by electricity conveyed by overhead cables, and running on rails laid in a public road.
- 8. a warship with a streamlined hull designed to operate completely submerged in the sea for long periods, equipped with a periscope and typically armed with torpedoes or missiles.
- 10. a vehicle with two wheels tandem, handlebars for steering, a saddle seat, and pedals by which it is propelled
- 11. a boat or ship for conveying passengers and goods, especially over a relatively short distance and as a regular service.
- 14. a four-wheeled road vehicle that is powered by an engine and is able to carry a small number of people.
- 17. a light two-wheeled open motor vehicle on which the driver sits over an enclosed engine with their legs together and their feet resting on a floorboard.
- 19. a large, heavy road vehicle used for carrying goods, materials, or troops
- 20. a short narrow board with two small wheels fixed to the bottom of either end, on which a person can ride in a standing or crouching position, propelling themselves by occasionally pushing one foot against the ground.
- 21. an underground railway.
- 22. a medium-sized motor vehicle, typically without side windows in the rear part, for transporting goods.
- 26. a suspended, inclined cable equipped with a pulley and down which a harnessed rider glides for recreation: The most popular rides at the fair are the two ziplines.
- 29. a light, narrow boat with pointed ends and no keel, propelled with a paddle or paddles.