
IELTS VOCABULARY

Aircraft – any vehicle, with or without an engine, that can fly, such as a plane or helicopter.
Sentence – They were unwilling, or unable, to guarantee safe passage from the city to the aircraft.

Seaplane – an aircraft that can take off from and land on water.
Sentence – The aerodrome was well established, with the headquarters on board the seaplane tender Ark Royal which was anchored in the bay.

Platform – a flat raised area or structure.
Sentence – Platform is an alliance of more than 80 rail-user groups.

Passenger – a person who is travelling in a vehicle but is not driving it, flying it, or working on it.
Sentence – The ship went under just minutes after the last passenger had been rescued.
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Sailboat – a small boat with sails.
Sentence – Jean is being carried toward Smuttynose on a sailboat piloted by her brother-in-law, Rich.

Canoe – a small, light, narrow boat, pointed at both ends and moved using a paddle (= a short pole with a flat blade).
Sentence – The canoe will right itself if it capsizes.

Liner – a large ship for carrying passengers in great comfort on long journeys.
Sentence – Hundreds of small craft bobbed around the liner as it steamed into the harbour.

Shipment – a large amount of goods sent together to a place, or the act of sending them.
Sentence – A shipment of urgent medical supplies is expected to arrive very soon.
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