06-transportation Flashcards

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Berth

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a place for someone to sleep on a ship or on a train SYN bunk

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Unbeatable

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something that is unbeatable is the best of its kind:
carpets at unbeatable prices

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Refundable

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an amount of money that is given back to you if you are not satisfied with the goods or services that you have paid for

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Outward

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1.
of, on, or from the outside.
“outward pressure”
relating to the external appearance of something rather than its true nature.
“an outward display of friendliness”

2.
going out or away from a place.
“the outward voyage”

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Administrative

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relating to the work of managing a company or organization
اجرایی

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Exclusive

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1available or belonging only to particular people, and not share

2exclusive places, organizations, clothes etc are so expensive that not many people can afford to use or buy them

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Leaflet

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a small book or piece of paper advertising something or giving information on a particular subject

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Inspection

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بازرسی

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Credentials

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someone’s education, achievements, experience etc that prove they have the ability to do something

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Ratio

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a relationship between two amounts, represented by a pair of numbers showing how much bigger one amount is than the other → proportion
the ratio of something to something
The ratio of nursing staff to doctors is 2:1.
ratio between
the ratio between profits and incomes

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Expedition

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Long journey

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Ignite

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مشتعل کردن

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Torch

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چراغ قوه

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Shuttle

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Commute

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Adjacent

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Next to it

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Concession

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1-something you allow somebody [countable]
something that you allow someone to have in order to end an argument or a disagreement → concede
concession to
a policy of no concessions to terrorists
The British were not prepared to make any concessions.
concession on

his readiness to make concessions on many of the issues raised
concession from
We will try to force further concessions from the government.
major/important/substantial concession
The committee has won a number of major concessions from the prison authorities.

2-a right [uncountable and countable] a special right that a particular person or group of people is allowed to have, for example by the government or an employer, or the act of giving or allowing something as a right:
the ending of tax concessions for home owners
the import/export concessions that had been granted to the island
concession of
the concession of autonomy to the universities

3-price reduction [countable]
British English
a reduction in the price of tickets, fees etc for certain groups of people, for example old people or children SYN reduction:
To qualify for travel concessions you have to be 60.
Open daily, adults £4, concessions £2 (=people who have the right to a concession pay £2)

امتیاز
اعطا

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Allocate

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to use something for a particular purpose, give something to a particular person etc, especially after an official decision has been made
allocate something to somebody/something
the importance of allocating resources to local communities
You should allocate the same amount of time to each question.
allocate something for something
One million dollars was allocated for disaster relief.
allocate somebody/something sth
Several patients were waiting to be allocated a bed.

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Excursion

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1a short journey arranged so that a group of people can visit a place, especially while they are on holiday
excursion to
Included in the tour is an excursion to the Grand Canyon.
on an excursion
We went on an excursion to the Pyramids.
2a short journey made for a particular purpose SYN trip:
a shopping excursion
3excursion into something formal an attempt to experience or learn about something that is new to you:
the company’s excursion into new markets

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Trek

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1 informal to make a long and difficult journey, especially on foot SYN hike
trek up/down etc
The elevator was broken, so we had to trek up six flights of stairs.
2to walk a long way, especially in the mountains, as an adventure SYN hike
trek in/across etc
For five days he trekked across the mountains of central China.

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Vessel

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1formal a ship or large boat:
a fishing vessel
2technical a vein in your body:
a burst blood vessel
3old use a container for holding liquids

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Estuary

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the wide part of a river where it goes into the sea → source:
the Thames estuary

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Freight /freɪt/

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[uncountable] goods that are carried by ship, train, or aircraft, and the system of moving these goods:
freight services
We’ll send your personal belongings by air freight and your furniture by sea freight.

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Prosperity /prɒˈsperəti, prɒˈsperɪti $ prɑː-/

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when people have money and everything that is needed for a good life:
a time of economic prosperity

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Pier

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a structure that is built over and into the water so that boats can stop next to it or people can walk along it:
a yacht moored at a pier
strolling along Brighton Pier