Now updated for CSW19. New words, if any, and new inflections of existing words, are shown in red.
| airbag | a safety device in a car comprising an inflatable airbag. |
| alcolock | a breath-alcohol safety device fitted to the ignition of some cars. |
| ambulance | a vehicle for conveying sick people. |
| ambulette | a motor vehicle for transporting ill or handicapped people. |
| amtrac | a military vehicle equipped to move on land and water. |
| amtrack | a military vehicle equipped to move on land and water. |
| amtrak | a military vehicle equipped to move on land and water. |
| angledozer | a bulldozer whose blade may be angled or tilted to left or right. |
| anticar | opposed to cars. |
| antilock | pertaining to a certain auto braking system. |
| antiroll | intended to prevent rolling. |
| antishock | designed to prevent shock; (noun) a device designed to prevent shock. |
| aquaplane | to skim across water. |
| araba | (Arabic) a heavy screened wagon used by Tatars and others. |
| arba | (Arabic) a heavy screened wagon used by Tatars and others. |
| aroba | (Arabic) a heavy screened wagon used by Tatars and others. |
| artic | (Short for) an articulated lorry. |
| arvee | (Short for) recreational vehicle (RV). |
| auto | (Short for) automobile; (verb) to travel by car. |
| autobody | the shell of a motor vehicle. |
| autobus | a bus, a large passenger road vehicle running on a fixed route. |
| autocade | (Fr.) a motorcade. |
| autocar | a motor car. |
| autocycle | a motorcycle. |
| autoguide | a system whereby information on traffic conditions is collected by roadside sensors and relayed to drivers via receivers in their vehicles. |
| automobile | a usually four-wheeled automotive vehicle designed for passenger transportation; (verb) to travel by automobile. |
| automobility | the use of automobiles as the major means of transportation. |
| automotive | self-propelling; relating to automobiles. |
| autorickshaw | a light, three-wheeled vehicle powered by a motorcycle engine, used in India, etc. |
| autovac | a vacuum mechanism in a car for raising petrol to a higher tank so that it may flow by gravity into the carburettor. |
| axletree | a bar, used as a primitive wheel axle for animal-drawn vehicle. |
| backband | the band which passes over the back of a horse and holds up the shafts of a carriage. |
| backie | (Sl.) a ride on the back of someone else's bicycle. |
| backpedal | to pedal backwards. |
| bakkie | (S. Afr.) in S. Africa, a small open truck. |
| bandbrake | a brake or clutch in the form of a flexible band. |
| bandwagon | a large wagon used by a band in a parade etc. |
| barouche | a four-wheeled hooded carriage. |
| barrow | a type of cart. |
| battlebus | a campaign bus in an election. |
| berlin | (Ger.) a four-wheeled covered carriage. |
| berline | (Ger.) a four-wheeled covered carriage. |
| bicycle | a two-wheeled vehicle; (verb) to go by bicycle. |
| biga | (Lat.) a two-horse chariot. |
| biker | one that bikes. |
| blokart | a land vehicle with a sail. |
| bloodmobile | a vehicle used to carry blood. |
| blowby | a leakage of exhaust gases. |
| blowkart | a land vehicle with a sail. |
| bodyshell | a vehicle's bodywork. |
| bodyside | the side of a body of an automobile or vehicle. |
| boneshaker | a car or bicycle with inadequate suspension. |
| bookmobile | (US) a truck that serves as a travelling library. |
| bowser | (Tradename) a light tanker used for refuelling aircraft. |
| brakeless | without brakes. |
| brancard | (Fr.) a horse-litter. |
| britschka | (Polish) an open four-wheeled carriage with a folding top. |
| britska | (Polish) an open four-wheeled carriage with a folding top. |
| britzka | (Polish) an open four-wheeled carriage with a folding top. |
| britzska | (Polish) an open four-wheeled carriage with a folding top. |
| brougham | a one-horse closed carriage. |
| buckboard | a light horse-drawn vehicle consisting of a flexible board on four wheels, with a two-person seat. |
| buggy | a horse-drawn vehicle (adj.) of software, full of bugs |
| bullbars | bars on the front of a vehicle. |
| bulldozer | a powerful, heavy tractor with a vertical blade at the front, used for levelling and clearing land. |
| bus | a road vehicle for transporting a considerable number of passengers; (verb) to travel or transport by bus. |
| cab | (Short for) a taxicab; (verb) to travel by taxi. |
| cabotage | (Fr.) shipping and sailing between points in the same country. |
| cabover | a truck or lorry with the cab over the engine. |
| cabrio | a kind of two-wheeled carriage. |
| cabriolet | (Fr.) a kind of two-wheeled carriage. |
| cabstand | a place where taxis wait. |
| cacolet | (Fr.) a military mule litter. |
| caffila | (Arabic) a caravan, caravan-train. |
| cafila | (Arabic) a caravan, caravan-train. |
| calash | (Fr.) a light low-wheeled carriage with folding top. |
| caleche | (Fr.) a light low-wheeled carriage with folding top. |
| calesa | (Fr.) a light low-wheeled carriage with folding top. |
| calfdozer | a small bulldozer. |
| camion | (Fr.) a flat, low, four-wheeled truck or dray. |
| car | a self-propelled wheeled vehicle. |
| caravan | a covered van; a house on wheels; (verb) to go by caravan. |
| caravaneer | the leader of a caravan. |
| caravaner | one who travels by caravan. |
| caravanette | a small caravan. |
| caravanner | one who travels by caravan. |
| carborne | travelling by car. |
| cariole | (Fr.) a small open carriage. |
| carless | without a car. |
| caroach | a stately carriage used on ceremonial occasions. |
| caroch | a stately carriage used on ceremonial occasions. |
| caroche | (Fr.) a stately carriage used on ceremonial occasions. |
| carpool | a pool of cars kept by a company; (verb) to form a pool of cars. |
| carpooler | one who shares a car with others. |
| carpooling | the sharing of cars. |
| carriage | a wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle. |
| carriole | (Fr.) a small open carriage. |
| carroch | a stately carriage used on ceremonial occasions. |
| carryall | a light four-wheeled one-horse carriage. |
| cart | a two- or four-wheeled vehicle without springs; (verb) to convey in a cart. |
| cartable | that can be transported by cart. |
| cartage | the act of carrying in a cart. |
| cartop | able to fit on top of a car. No -S. |
| cartopper | something suitable for carrying on the top of a car eg a fishing craft. |
| casspir | in S. Africa, an armoured military vehicle. |
| chainwheel | a toothed wheel, as on a bicycle, which meshes with a chain. |
| chaise | (Fr.) a light open carriage for one or two people. |
| chaiseless | without a chaise. |
| charabanc | (Fr.) a sightseeing motor couch. |
| charet | (Spenser) a chariot. |
| chariot | a horse-drawn, two-wheeled vehicle; (verb, arch.) to carry or go by chariot. |
| checkstop | (Canadian) a roadside checkpoint where drivers are randomly tested with a Breathalyzer. |
| chorrie | (S. Afr.) a dilapidated old car. |
| clarence | a four-wheeled carriage. |
| coachbuilt | of a vehicle body, built to individula specifications by coachbuilders. |
| coachline | a decorative line along the body of a motor vehicle. |
| coachwork | vehicle bodywork. |
| coch | (Spenser) a coach. |
| codrive | to take turns driving a vehicle. |
| convertible | that can be converted (noun) a car with a folding top |
| convertibly | (Adv.) CONVERTIBLE, that can be converted. |
| conveyer | something or someone that conveys. |
| conveyor | something or someone that conveys. |
| coupe | (Fr.) a four-wheeled closed horse-drawn carriage. |
| cowcatcher | a device on the front of a train for clearing obstacles off the track. |
| crashpad | padding inside a motor vehicle to protect the occupants in case of accident. |
| crog | (Dial.) to ride a bicycle as a passenger. |
| croggy | a ride on a bicycle as a passenger. |
| curricle | a two-wheeled open carriage. |
| cyclecar | a type of motor vehicle. |
| cyclepath | a special route for cyclists. |
| cyclist | one who rides a bicycle. |
| cyclo | a trishaw. |
| debus | to unload from or get out of a bus. |
| dennet | a light type of gig. |
| desobligeante | a carriage for one passenger. |
| dhooly | (Hindi) a litter or palanquin. |
| diesel | an oil used as a a fuel; (verb) to continue running after the engine has been turned off. |
| diligence | a French or continental stagecoach. |
| dilly | excellent, delightful (noun) a pleasing thing |
| disselboom | (Afrikaans) the single shaft of an ox-wagon or other cart. |
| dogcart | a light two-wheeled carriage with seats back-to-back. |
| doolee | (Hindi) a litter or palanquin. |
| doolie | (Hindi) a litter or palanquin. |
| dooly | (Hindi) a litter or palanquin. |
| doubletree | the bar, or crosspiece, of a carriage, to which the singletrees are attached. |
| downforce | an aerodynamically caused downward force in a car, which improves its roadholding. |
| downshift | to change gear down. |
| dragline | an excavating machine moving on articulated tracks. |
| dray | a low heavy cart used for haulage; (verb) to transport by this. |
| drayage | a charge for transport by dray. |
| drophead | a convertible car. |
| droptop | a convertible automobile. |
| droshky | (Russian) a low, four-wheeled, open carriage used in Russia. |
| drosky | (Russian) a low, four-wheeled, open carriage, used in Russia. |
| duallie | a pickup truck with double rear wheels. |
| dumpcart | a cart for rubbish. |
| dumptruck | a lorry with a tipping container. |
| dunger | (NZ) an old decrepit car. |
| dustcart | a cart used for collecting rubbish. |
| econobox | an economical car. |
| ekka | (Hindi) a small one-horse carriage. |
| embus | to put esp troops on a bus. |
| ennog | (Dial.) a back alley. |
| escadrille | (Fr.) a squadron of aircraft; a flotilla. |
| fastback | a car whose roof slopes smoothly down towards the rear. |
| felloe | the outer edge of a wheel, the rim of a tire. |
| felly | the outer edge of a wheel, the rim of a tire. |
| fiacre | (Fr.) a small hackney carriage. |
| fil | (Shakesp.) the shaft of a vehicle. |
| firereel | a fire engine. |
| firetruck | a fire engine. |
| flagger | a person who carries a flag before a traction-engine to warn of its approach. |
| flatbed | a lorry with a flat sideless platform for its body. |
| flivver | a small, cheap, usually old automobile. |
| floorpan | the bottom part of the interior of a motor vehicle. |
| flyover | a road or railway line carried over the top of another one at an intersection. |
| footpost | a post or other messenger that travels on foot. |
| forecar | a small car carrying a passenger in front of a motorcycle. |
| forecarriage | the front part of a carriage, with an arrangement for independent movement of the fore-wheels. |
| forklift | a truck with a pronged device for lifting and carrying heavy items; (verb) to lift with a forklift. |
| fourgon | (Fr.) a baggage-wagon. |
| freewheel | to coast without the use of gears. |
| freewheelingly | (Adv.) FREEWHEELING, without the use of gears. |
| futchel | a piece of timber lengthwise in a carriage, supporting the splinter bar and the pole. |
| gambo | (Welsh) a simple farm cart or hay-wagon. |
| gharri | (Hindi) in India, a wheeled vehicle for hire. |
| gharry | (Hindi) in India, a wheeled vehicle for hire. |
| gladstone | a four-wheeled pleasure carriage with two inside seats, calash top, and seats for driver and footman. |
| gridlock | a traffic jam; (verb) of traffic, to get into an unmoving jam. |
| gritter | a vehicle for spreading grit. |
| gurney | a wheeled stretcher or cart used in a hospital etc. |
| hackery | an Indian cart with wooden wheels, drawn by bullocks. |
| hackney | a four-wheeled two-horse carriage; (verb) to make trite. |
| halftrack | a vehicle with caterpillar tracks and wheels. |
| handcart | a cart for transporting small loads, pushed by hand. |
| hansom | a light two-wheeled cab. |
| hardstand | a hard surface on which cars, aircraft etc. may stand. |
| hardstanding | a hard surface on which cars, aircraft etc. may stand. |
| hardtail | a motorcycle or bicycle with no suspension at the rear. |
| hardtop | a rigid roof on a motor car. |
| hatchback | a car with a certain type of liftable back. |
| haulier | a person or firm employed in transporting goods, esp by road. |
| hayride | a pleasure ride in a hay wagon. |
| hearse | a vehicle for conveying corpses (verb) to transport in a hearse |
| hearsy | like a hearse. |
| herdic | a low-hung carriage with a back entrance. |
| horsecar | a streetcar drawn by horses. |
| hotrod | a motorcar converted for speed by stripping off inessentials. |
| humvee | (Tradename) a high mobility multipurpose military wheeled vehicle. |
| jaloppy | an old motorcar or aeroplane. |
| jalopy | an old motorcar or aeroplane. |
| jampan | (Bengali) an Indian sedan chair. |
| jampanee | (Bengali) an Indian sedan chair bearer. |
| jampani | (Bengali) an Indian sedan chair bearer. |
| janker | a long pole on wheels for transporting logs. |
| jeep | (Tradename) a small four-wheel drive vehicle; (verb) to travel by jeep. |
| jeepney | in the Philippines, a small vehicle constructed from a jeep. |
| jinker | (Aust. sl.) a light horse-drawn passenger carriage; (verb) to transport in a jinker. |
| jinricksha | (Japanese) a small, two-wheeled, hooded vehicle drawn by one more men. |
| jinrickshaw | (Japanese) a small, two-wheeled, hooded vehicle drawn by one more men. |
| jinrikisha | (Japanese) a small, two-wheeled, hooded vehicle drawn by one more men. |
| jinriksha | (Japanese) a small, two-wheeled hooded carriage drawn by a man or men. |
| jitney | a five-cent piece; a small vehicle. |
| kafila | (Arabic) a caravan, caravan-train. |
| kago | (Japanese) a basketwork palanquin. |
| kart | as in go-kart. |
| kickdown | a method of changing gear in a car with automatic transmission, by pressing the accelerator pedal right down. |
| kickstand | a support for a motorbike. |
| konaki | (NZ) a farm vehicle with runners at the front and wheels at the rear. |
| koneke | (NZ) a farm vehicle with runners at the front and wheels at the rear. |
| kurvey | (Afrikaans) to transport goods by wagon. |
| landau | (Ger.) a horse-drawn carriage with folding top. |
| landaulet | a small landau, a horse-drawn carriage with folding top. |
| landaulette | a small landau, a horse-drawn carriage with folding top. |
| liftback | a motorcar with a sloping rear door; a hatchback. |
| liftgate | a rear panel on a station wagon that opens upwards. |
| limo | (Short for) a limousine. |
| limousine | any large and luxurious car, esp one that has a glass division between the driver and passengers. |
| lizzie | as in tin lizzie, an old car. |
| locie | an engine used in logging. |
| locomobile | an early automobile. |
| loosebox | a box used to convey a horse by road. |
| lorry | a type of wagon or truck. |
| lowrider | a car having a lowered suspension. |
| maglev | (Short for) magnetic levitation, a kind of train. |
| mailvan | a van for the transport of mail. |
| manumatic | relating to an automatic car transmission that enables the driver to shift through the gears. |
| matatu | a type of taxi used in Kenya. |
| microbus | a minibus. |
| microcar | a very compact, small-engined car designed for use in large cities. |
| midibus | a single-decker bus of medium size, typically with seats for between 20 and 30 passengers > MIDIBUSES. |
| minibike | a small motorbike. |
| minibiker | one who rides a minibike. |
| minibus | a small autobus. |
| minicab | a small taxicab. |
| minicabbing | travelling by minicab. |
| minicar | a small car. |
| minivan | a small van. |
| mixte | denoting a type of bicycle frame. No -S. |
| monocycle | a cycle with only one wheel. |
| moonport | a port for spacecraft on the moon. |
| moonroof | a transparent roof section on a motor vehicle. |
| moped | a motor-scooter. |
| motor | that which gives motion (verb) to travel by automobile |
| motorbicycle | a bicycle driven by a motor. |
| motorbike | a bicycle driven by a motor; (verb) to travel by motorbike. |
| motorbus | a bus driven by an internal-combustion engine. |
| motorcade | a procession of motorcars; (verb) to travel in a motorcade. |
| motorcar | an automobile. |
| motorcoach | a coach with a motor engine. |
| motorcycle | a bicycle driven by a motor; (verb) to travel by motorcycle. |
| motorcyclist | one who rides a motorcycle. |
| motordom | the motor vehicle industry. |
| motorhome | a large motor vehicle with living quarters behind the driver's compartment. |
| motortruck | a truck driven by a motor. |
| mudflap | a flap fixed behind the wheels of a vehicle. |
| mudguard | a fender. |
| multicar | owning or involving several cars. |
| multicycle | (Obs.) a velocipede with more than three wheels. |
| norimon | (Japanese) a covered litter, carried by men. |
| notchback | a car whose roof does not slope continuously from the roof to the bumper, but juts out from the bottom of the rear window. |
| omnibus | a large public road vehicle for carrying numerous passengers, running on a fixed route. |
| overrider | either of two projecting pieces fitted to the bumper of a motor vehicle for extra protection to the bodywork. |
| oxcart | a cart drawn by an ox. |
| packboard | a canvas-covered wooden or metal frame for carrying goods etc. |
| palankeen | (Malay) a light litter for one passenger. |
| palanquin | (Malay) a light litter for one passenger. |
| palkee | (Hindi) a palanquin. |
| palki | (Hindi) a palanquin. |
| pantechnicon | a usually enclosed wagon or motortruck used for transportation of goods or animals. |
| pedalcar | a fourwheeled vehicle that is operated by pedals, usually a child's toy. |
| pedicab | a light vehicle consisting of a tricycle with the addition of a covered seat for a passenger. |
| pedrail | a tractor with footlike pieces on the circumference of its wheels. |
| phaeton | (Greek) a light two-horse four-wheeled open carriage. |
| pickup | a small truck or van with an open body, used for carrying light loads. |
| pileup | a multiple traffic accident. |
| pillionist | one who rides pillion. |
| pimpmobile | a car used by a pimp. |
| pipage | transportation, as of petroleum oil, by means of a pipe conduit; also, the charge for such transportation. |
| pipeage | transportation, as of petroleum oil, by means of a pipe conduit; also, the charge for such transportation. |
| plaustral | of or pertaining to a cart or wagon. |
| playbus | a mobile playground. |
| pochay | a post-chaise; (verb) to transport by post-chaise > POCHAYS, POCHAYING, POCHAYED. |
| pocketbike | a type of small bicycle. |
| portage | a sailor's wages when in port; (verb) to transport from one navigable waterway to another. |
| postbus | a bus that carries mail. |
| powertrain | the drive-transmitting sequence in a motor vehicle. |
| pushbike | a bicycle driven by pedals. |
| pushcart | a vendor's barrow. |
| quadriga | (Lat.) a two-wheeled carriage drawn by four horses. |
| ragtop | a folding canvas top on a sports car. |
| railway | a railroad. |
| ratha | (Hindi) a four-wheeled carriage drawn by horses or bullocks. |
| rattletrap | any machine or vehicle that does not run smoothly. |
| rattrap | a style of pedal on a bicycle. |
| redline | to run an engine into the red. |
| reggo | (Aust. sl.) a (motor vehicle) registration. |
| rego | (Aust. sl.) a (motor vehicle) registration. |
| resto | (Aust. sl.) a restored antique, vintage car etc. |
| ricksha | (Japanese) a small, two-wheeled hooded carriage drawn by a man or men. |
| rickshaw | (Japanese) a small, two-wheeled hooded carriage drawn by a man or men. |
| rikisha | (Japanese) a small, two-wheeled hooded carriage drawn by a man or men. |
| rikshaw | (Japanese) a small, two-wheeled hooded carriage drawn by a man or men. |
| roadblock | a barrier across a road; (verb) to bar by means of a roadblock. |
| roadmaking | road building. |
| roadroller | a motor vehicle with heavy rollers for compressing road surfaces during road-making. |
| roadster | a light carriage. |
| roadworthiness | the state of being roadworthy. |
| roadworthy | able to be used on a road; (noun) a roadworthy vehicle. |
| rockaway | a light four-wheeled carriage with fixed top and open sides. |
| rollbar | a bar that reinforces the frame of a car. |
| runabout | a small light boat, car or aeroplane. |
| runaround | a small light boat, car or aeroplane. |
| runflat | of a tyre, that continues to operate when punctured; (noun) a tyre able to run after being punctured. |
| samlor | (Thai) a three-wheeled vehicle common in Thailand. |
| scooter | a two-wheeled vehicle; (verb) to travel by scooter. |
| sedan | a saloon car. |
| semitrailer | an articulated trailer or lorry. |
| semitruck | an articulated lorry. |
| shandry | a light cart on springs. |
| shandrydan | an Irish two-wheeled cart; jocular, any worn-out antique vehicle. |
| shay | a chaise, a light open carriage. |
| sidecar | a small car attached to the side of a motorcycle. |
| singletree | the crosspiece of a carriage to which harnesses are attached. |
| skidder | a tractor with thick tyres used for hauling logs. |
| skidpad | a road surface on which drivers can practice controlling skidding. |
| skidway | a platform on which logs are piled for loading or sawing. |
| skimobile | a motorized vehicle on skis; (verb) to travel by skimobile. |
| snocoach | a bus-like vehicle with large tyres or tracks for travelling on snow. |
| snowcat | a tracked vehicle for travelling over the snow. |
| snowmobile | any of various automotive vehicles for travel on snow; (verb) to travel by snowmobile. |
| snowmobiler | one who travels by snowmobile. |
| snowcoach | a bus-like vehicle with large tyres or tracks for travelling on snow. |
| snowplough | an implement operating like a plow, but on a larger scale, for clearing away the snow from roads, railways, etc; (verb) to clear with a snowplough. |
| snowplow | an implement operating like a plow, but on a larger scale, for clearing away the snow from roads, railways, etc.; (verb) to clear snow with a snowplow. |
| sociable | gregarious (noun) a four-wheeled open carriage with side-seats |
| sociably | (Adv.) SOCIABLE, gregarious. |
| spider | an arachnid of the order Araneae; a light high-wheeled carriage (verb) to move in a scuttling manner |
| sportbike | a kind of high-speed, high-performance motorcycle. |
| sprag | a wheel chock; a pointed stake driven into the ground to keep a vehicle from moving; (verb) to stop with a sprag. |
| stagecoach | a horsedrawn passenger and mail coach running on a regular schedule between established stops. |
| stagecoaching | travel by stagecoach. |
| stanhope | a light open one-seated carriage. |
| streetcar | (US) a tramcar. |
| subcompact | a small car, such as a sports car. |
| sulkily | (Adv.) SULKY, in a resentful mood. |
| sulky | in a resentful mood (noun) a kind of horse-drawn vehicle |
| sunroof | a roof in a car that opens. |
| superbike | a high-powered motorbike. |
| supercar | a very big or fast car. |
| supermini | a small car with a good standard of performance and comfort. |
| supertram | a very superior tram. |
| supertruck | a very large truck. |
| surrey | a light four-wheeled carriage with two seats. |
| swingletree | the crosspiece of a carriage to which harnesses are attached. |
| swingtree | the crosspiece of a carriage to which harnesses are attached. |
| tailback | a traffic queue. |
| tailfin | a decorative projection at the back of a car. |
| tailgate | a door at the back of a car that opens upwards on hinges at its top edge; (verb) to drive dangerously close behind another vehicle. |
| tailgater | a person who tailgates, drives dangerously close behind another vehicle. |
| taillight | a rear light on a vehicle. |
| tailwheel | a wheel at the rear of a vehicle. |
| tandem | (Lat.) a two-seated carriage with horses harnessed in series. |
| targa | (Tradename) a car with a removable hard roof, which fits into the boot when not in use. |
| tarseal | the bitumen surface of a road. |
| tartana | (Spanish) a small covered wagon. |
| taxi | a motorcar for hire (verb) of an aeroplane, to run along the ground |
| taxicab | a taxi. |
| taxis | the restoration of displaced bones or organs by manual pressure. |
| telega | (Russian) a four-wheeled springless wagon. |
| telfer | a contrivance for the conveyance of vehicles or loads by means of electricity; (verb) to transport by telfer. |
| telferage | use of a telfer, a contrivance for the conveyance of vehicles or loads by means of electricity. |
| telferic | relating to a telfer, a contrivance for the conveyance of vehicles or loads by means of electricity. |
| telpher | a contrivance for the conveyance of vehicles or loads by means of electricity; (verb) to convey by telpher. |
| telpherage | the conveyance of vehicles or loads by means of electricity, in buckets suspended from a cable. |
| telpheric | relating to a telpher, a contrivance for the conveyance of vehicles or loads by means of electricity. |
| telpherline | a line bearing a telpher. |
| telpherman | a man who works on a telpher system, a contrivance for the conveyance of vehicles or loads by means of electricity. |
| thill | the shaft of a vehicle. |
| tilbury | a light open two-wheeled carriage. |
| tipcart | a cart so constructed that the body can be easily tipped, in order to dump the load. |
| tiptronic | a type of gearbox that has both manual and automatic options. |
| toeclip | an attachment to a bicycle pedal that holds the toe and thus the foot, firm. |
| tollbridge | a bridge where tolls are collected. |
| tonga | (Hindi) a light two-wheeled Indian vehicle. |
| tonneau | (Fr.) the rear extension of the body of a car. |
| tonner | a vehicle of a certain weight in tons. |
| towable | that can be towed. |
| towaway | the act of towing away a vehicle. |
| tractor | a motor vehicle used in farming. |
| trafficator | formerly, a movable pointer raised or lowered by the driver of a vehicle to warn of a change of direction. |
| trailer | a vehicle drawn by another; (verb) to transport by means of a trailer. |
| tramcar | a compartment of a tram. |
| tramless | without trams. |
| tramline | a streetcar line. |
| trawley | a small truck for carrying material. |
| tricar | a three-wheeled car. |
| tricycle | a vehicle having three wheels; (verb) to travel by tricycle. |
| tricycler | one who rides a tricycle. |
| tricyclist | one who rides a tricycle. |
| trike | (Coll.) a tricycle. |
| tripmeter | an instrument on a vehicle that shows the distance travelled on a particular trip. |
| triptyque | (Fr.) an international pass for a motorcar. |
| trishaw | a three-wheeled rickshaw. |
| troad | (Spenser) a track, path. |
| trode | (Spenser) a track, path. |
| troika | (Russian) a carriage drawn by three horses. |
| trolley | a form of truck which can be tilted, for carrying railroad materials, or the like; (verb) to convey by trolley. |
| trolleybus | a bus running on an overhead electric wire. |
| truckable | that can be conveyed by truck. |
| tryke | a tricycle. |
| tumbrel | a farm tipcart; a vehicle carrying condemned persons to a place of execution. |
| tumbril | a farm tipcart; a vehicle carrying condemned persons to a place of execution. |
| turbocar | a car with a turbocharged engine. |
| turnpike | a road on which a toll was collected at a tollgate. |
| turnstile | a revolving frame that allows one person to pass at a time. |
| twoseater | a car or other vehicle with two seats. |
| twostroke | denoting a kind of engine. |
| underpass | a road passing under another road or a railway etc. |
| underseal | to coat parts of the underbody of a vehicle with a protective coating. |
| unibody | a single moulded unit that forms the bodywok and chassis of a vehicle. |
| unicycle | a cycle with only one wheel; (verb) to ride such a cycle. |
| unicyclist | one who rides a unicycle. |
| upshift | to shift an automotive vehicle into higher gear. |
| ute | (Aust. sl.) a utility vehicle, a small truck. |
| van | a light vehicle used in transporting goods; (verb) to go or send in a van. |
| vanlike | like a van. |
| vanpool | an arrangement whereby several commuters travel in one van. |
| vehicle | a device used as a means of conveyance. |
| vehicular | of or pertaining to a vehicle. |
| velocipede | an early form of bicycle, orig one propelled by the feet on the ground; (verb) to travel by velocipede. |
| velocipedean | one who rides a velocipede, an early form of bicycle. |
| velocipeder | one who rides a velocipede, an early form of bicycle. |
| velocipedian | one who rides a velocipede, an early form of bicycle. |
| velocipedist | one who rides a velocipede, an early form of bicycle. |
| vettura | (Ital.) a carriage, cab or car. |
| viaduct | a structure carrying a road or railway over a valley, etc. |
| viatic | pertaining to roads or travel. |
| viatical | pertaining to roads or travel. |
| viaticals | baggage. |
| victoria | a light open two-seater four-wheeled carriage, with raised driver's seat. |
| voiture | (Fr.) a carriage. |
| volante | (Spanish) a two-wheeled covered vehicle with long shafts. |
| waggon | a four-wheeled vehicle, esp one for carrying heavy goods; (verb) to transport by waggon. |
| waggonette | a carriage with one crosswise seat in front, two seats in back. |
| waggonless | without a waggon. |
| waggonload | the contents of a full wagon. |
| wagon | a four-wheeled vehicle, esp one for carrying heavy goods; (verb) to transport by wagon. |
| wagonage | money paid for carriage or conveyance in wagon. |
| wagonette | a carriage with one crosswise seat in front, two seats in back. |
| wain | a farm wagon; (verb, obs.) to carry, convey. |
| wayback | the area in the backc of a vehicle. |
| wheelbarrow | a barrow with one wheel in front and two handles and legs behind; (verb) to transport by wheelbarrow. |
| wheelbase | the distance between the front and rear axles of a vehicle. |
| whiffletree | the crosspiece of a carriage to which harnesses are attached. |
| whippletree | the crosspiece of a carriage, plough, etc, which is made so as to swing on a pivot and to which the traces of a harnessed animal are fixed. |
| woodie | a wood-panelled station-wagon. |
| woody | like wood (noun) a wood-paneled station wagon |