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convertible


n.

A car that has top that can be folded or removed.

Sometimes called cabriolet in British English.

limousine


n.

Any of various large passenger vehicles, especially a luxurious automobile usually driven by a chauffeur and sometimes having a partition separating the passenger compartment from the driver's seat.

Short form: limo.

parking attendant


n.

A parking attendant is a member of a traffic control department or agency who issues tickets for parking violations. In America, they are sometimes known as meter maids, a gender specific term for female attendants. They are also officially titled Parking Enforcement Officer, Parking Enforcement Agent, Parking Enforcement Technician, and the like.

cycle rickshaw


n.

A tricycle usually propelled by pedalling used in many parts of Asia for transporting passengers for hire.

Also known as a pedicab, velotaxi, or trishaw.

rickshaw


n. Short for jinriksha. Origin: Japanese“人力車”(じんりきしゃ, jin-riki-sha)

A small two-wheeled cart pulled by one person for transporting passengers or other uses.

underpass


n.

An underground tunnel or passage enabling pedestrians to cross a road or railway.

subway

n.

In British English, subway normally refers to a specially constructed underpass for pedestrians and/or cyclists beneath a road or railway, allowing them to reach the other side in safety.

This term was also used in the past in the United States, but is now used to refer to underground rapid transit systems.

skyway


n. American English

A pedestrian overpass between two buildings.

It is usually owned by businesses and enclosed or covered to protect pedestrians from the weather.

Synonyms:

catwalk, skywalk, footbridge or pedway.

crosswalk


n. American English

A path marked off on a street to indicate where pedestrians should cross.

zebra crossing

n. British English

A pedestrian crossing. So called because it is marked with white stripes.

intersection


n.

A place where two or more roads cross.

It is a road junction where two or more roads either meet or cross at grade (at the same level).

Also called a crossroads.

level crossing


n.

The intersection of a road and a railway.

Also called a railroad crossing, railway crossing, train crossing or grade crossing.

speed bump


n.

A speed bump (British English a speed or road hump, sometimes colloquially a sleeping policeman) is a traffic calming tool designed to slow traffic or reduce through traffic. A speed bump is a bump in a roadway that may be circular, parabolic, or sinusoidal, and it may have gaps near the curb to allow drainage. The speed at which a vehicle can safety pass a bump decreases with the bump's slope.