Transport by air

aerial	in the air; existing above the ground	Bees have half a dozen aerial dances to indicate where to find nectar.	ilmassa oleva
aboard	on or onto a ship, plane, bus or train	He was already aboard the plane.	kyydissä
aerospace	the industry of building aircraft, vehicles and equipment to be sent into space	jobs in aerospace and defence	ilmailu-/avaruusala
airbase	a place where military aircraft fly from and are kept, and where some staff live	they were at the airbase	lentotukikohta
aerodynamic	connected with the qualities of an object that affect the way it moves through the air	the car’s aerodynamic shape	aerodynaaminen
airfield	an area of flat ground where military or private planes can take off and land	the plane landed on the airfield	lentökenttä
air marshal	an officer of very high rank in the British air force	Air Marshal Sue Gray	ilmailu marsalkka
aerodrome	a small airport	we landed at an aerodrome	pienkenttä
aeronaut	a traveller in a hot-air balloon or airship	he is an aeronaut	aeronautti
aileron	a part of the wing of a plane that moves up and down to control the plane’s balance	the plane crashed because on of the ailerons broke	siiveke

Transport by water

admiral	an officer of very high rank in the navy	The admiral visited the ships under his command.	amiraali
anchor	a heavy metal object that is attached to a rope or chain and dropped over the side of a ship or boat to keep it in one place	We raised the anchor and set sail.	ankkuri
battlecruiser	a large fast ship used in war in the past, faster and lighter than a battleship	The battlecruiser sank	taisteluristeilijä
buccaneer	a sailor who attacked ships at sea and stole from them	The legendary buccaneers of the Caribbean	merirosvo
bilge	the almost flat part of the bottom of a boat or a ship, inside or outside	The bilges had been pumped and the ship was ready to set sail once again.	pilssi
destroyer	a small fast ship used in war, for example to protect larger ships	a destroyer ship escorted us to land	tuhoaja
aircraft carrier	a large ship that carries aircraft that use it as a base to land on and take off from	They landed on the aircraft carrier	lentotukialus
coastguard	an official organization whose job is to watch the sea near a coast in order to help ships and people in trouble, and to stop people from breaking the law	The coastguard was alerted.	rannikkovartiosto
dock	a part of a port where ships are repaired, or where goods are put onto or taken off them	The dock workers are busy	laituri/telakka
lifeboat	a special boat that is sent out to rescue people who are in danger at sea	a lifeboat crew	pelastusvene

Transport by car and lorry

accelerate	to start to go faster	The car started accelerating	kiihdyttää
all-wheel drive	a system in which power is applied to all four wheels of a vehicle, making it easier to control	We need awd to drive here	neliveto
anti-roll bar	a metal bar that is part of a car’s suspension, which stops the car from leaning too much when it goes around corners	The anti-roll bar is broken	kallistuksenvakain
axle	a long straight piece of metal that connects a pair of wheels on a vehicle	the front/rear axle	akseli
booster seat	a seat that you put on a car seat, or on a chair at a table, so that a small child can sit higher	we used to have an booster seat	lasten istuin
brake pad	a thin block that presses onto the disc in a disc brake in a vehicle, in order to stop the vehicle	The brake pads were worn out	jarrupalat
company car	a car that is provided by the company that you work for	This is a company car	työsuhde auto
cabriolet	a car with a roof that can be folded down or removed	it is a cabriolet	avoauto
biofuel	fuel made from plant or animal sources and used in engines	biofuels made from sugar cane and sugar beet	biopolttoaine
autorickshaw	a covered motor vehicle with three wheels, a driver’s seat in front and a seat for passengers at the back	we used an autorickshaw to get around	autoriksa