Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

aquaplane v
back v (MOVE AWAY)
bike v
biker n
bike rack n
blowout n (EXPLOSION)
bomb v (GO FAST)
boot n (WHEEL)
bottleneck n
brake v
breaker's yard n
bump n (HIT)
bump start n
cabbie n
car park n (AREA)
car park n (BUILDING)
carport n
carter n
car wash n
change v (SPEED)
charioteer n
chauffeur n
chauffeur v
clamp v (FASTEN)
coast v
collide v
collision n (ACCIDENT)
congested adj
corner v (TURN)
crash v (HAVE AN ACCIDENT)
crash n (ACCIDENT)
crash-land v
cycle rack n
defog v
demist v
Denver boot n
derail v (TRAIN)
derailment n, at derail v (PLAN)
designated driver n
dip v (DROP)
disengage v
dispatch rider n
double-park v
downshift v (VEHICLE)
drink-driving n
drive v (USE VEHICLE)
drive n (ROAD)
drive-by adj
-driven suffix (VEHICLE)
driver n (VEHICLE)
driveway n
driving n
driving licence n
drove v
DWI
fender bender n
ferry v
filling station n
garage n (CARS)
garage v
gas station n
gridlock n
gun v
hack n (DRIVER/CAR)
handle v (OPERATE)
handling n (OPERATING)

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 Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

head-on adj, adv

the Highway Code n
hit-and-run adj (ACCIDENT)
hydroplane v
indicate v (SIGNAL)
jackknife v
jam n (ON A ROAD)
joyriding n
jump-start v (CAR)
lock n (WHEELS)
lube job n
manoeuvrable adj
manoeuvre n (MOVEMENT)
manoeuvre v (MOVE)
manoeuvring n (MOVEMENT)
merge v
mileage n (DISTANCE TRAVELLED)
MOT n
motor v
motorcyclist n
motoring adj
motorist n
mpg
mph
multistorey n
nose v (VEHICLE)
outrider n
overshoot v
overtake v (GO PAST)
overtook
P, p n (SIGN)
parallel parking n
park v
parking n
parking garage n
parking lot n
parking meter n
parking policeman n
parking ticket n
petrolhead n
petrol station n
pile-up n
prang v
prang n
provisional licence n
push-start v
the RAC n
racing driver n
rear-end v
rev v
right of way n (RIGHT TO GO FIRST)
road hog n
roadholding n
road kill n
road rage n
road test n (TEST OF CAR)
road test n (TEST OF DRIVER)
road toll n
rubbernecker n
run v (OPERATE)
running costs n
rush hour n
scorch v (DRIVE FAST)
self-drive adj
service station n
shift v (MOVE/CHANGE)

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 Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

sideswipe n (HIT)
sideswipe v
skid v
skid n
skidpan n
smash n (ACCIDENT)
smash-up n
snarled up adj
speeding n
speed limit n
stack n (ACCIDENT)
stack-up n
stall v (ENGINE)
steer v
Sunday driver n
tailback n
tailgate v
teamster n
test drive n
three-point turn n
toll n (CHARGE)
tolled adj
tootle v
traction n (WHEEL/TYRE)
traffic n (VEHICLES)
traffic calming n
traffic jam n
traffic warden n
trucker n
truck stop n
trundle v
turning circle n
U-turn n
valet parking n
wheel clamp n
hydroplane, at aquaplane v
Denver boot, at boot n (WHEEL)
cabby, at cabbie n
shift, at change v (SPEED)
defrost, at demist v
driveway, at drive n (ROAD)
gas station, at garage n (CARS)
maneuverable, at manoeuvrable adj
maneuver, at manoeuvre n (MOVEMENT)
maneuver, at manoeuvre v (MOVE)
maneuvering, at manoeuvring n (MOVEMENT)
pass, at overtake v (GO PAST)
fender bender, at prang n
rubberneck, at rubbernecker n
screech/squeal of brakes
come a cropper
cut a corner
driving while intoxicated
change gear
on the road
services
be speeding
do a ton
really travel
behind the wheel idiom
bumper to bumper idiom
put your foot down idiom
give way idiom
grind to a halt/standstill idiom
have a heavy foot idiom
hog the road idiom

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 Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

hold the road idiom

jam on the brakes idiom
pull up short idiom
from a standing start idiom
floor it, at put your foot down idiom

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