On the Road
In Britain, we reduce our speed when we pass a “sleeping policeman”. Is it because we don’t want to wake him?
| British English × American English | |
| British English | American English |
| Dual Carriageway | Divided Highway |
| Sleeping Policeman / Speed Bump | Speed Bump |
| Car Park | Parking Lot |
| Car Journey / Drive | Road Trip |
| Zebra Crossing / Pedestrian Crossing | Crosswalk |
| Lollipop Man or Lady | Crossing Guard |
| Motorway | Freeway / Throughway |
| Motorway | Super Highway |
| Traffic Jam / Tailback | Traffic Jam |
| Lorry | Truck |
| Articulated Lorry | Tractor Trailer / Trailer Truck |
| Estate Car | Station Wagon |
| Petrol | Gas / Gasoline |
| Pavement | Sidewalk |
| Petrol Station | Gas Station |
| Skip | Dumpster |
| Diversion | Detour |
| Lay-by | Pull-off |
| Cul-de-sac | Dead End |
| Roundabout (Road) | Traffic Circle |
| Fly-over | Overpass |
| Fire Engine | Fire Truck |
| Phone Box | Telephone Booth |
| Overtake (Vehicle) | Pass |
| Convoy | Caravan |
| Caravan | Trailer |
Parts of a Car
| British English × American English | |
| British English | American English |
| Bonnet | Hood |
| Windscreen | Windshield |
| Boot | Trunk |
| Reversing lights | Back-up lights |
| Number plate | License plate |
| British and American Vocabulary | |
| Clothes | Parts of a Car |
| At School | In and around the House |
| On the Road | People |
| Buildings / Shops | Sport |
| British and American Spellings | |
