IELTS Vocabulary
Aisle – a long, narrow space between rows of seats in an aircraft, cinema, or church.
Sentence – In many churches the side aisles are separated from the central aisle by a row of arches.
Arrival – the fact of arriving somewhere.
Sentence – We stopped worrying about the ship’s safe arrival when she sailed into the harbor with all her flags flying.
Baggage- bags, cases, etc. that you take with you when you travel.
Sentence – The good thing about these younger players is that they are not carrying any excess baggage from less successful times.
Board – to get onto or allow people to get onto a boat, train, or aircraft
Sentence – The pupils lined up to board the school bus.
Boarding pass – a card that a passenger must have in order to be allowed to get on an aircraft or a ship.
Sentence – The committee said the letters should suggest banning disruptive pupils, issuing boarding passes and asking the school to consider providing supervision.
Bulkhead – a wall that divides the inside of a ship or aircraft.
Sentence – It is possible to remove the interior bulkhead but it supports the sides of the body and its removal weakens the structure.
Carry-on – to behave in an uncontrolled, excited, or anxious (= worried and nervous) way.
Sentence – Dressed in impeccably cut suits and wheeling his carry-on bag with the deftness of a seasoned pro, he glides through airports and chain hotels as if he owned them, as in a sense he does.
Coach – a long motor vehicle with comfortable seats, used to take groups of people on journeys.
Sentence – Before the railway came up into being, a four – horse coach was a popular means of transportation.
Cockpit – the small closed space where the pilot sits in an aircraft, or where the driver sits in a racing car.
Sentence – It featured an enclosed glazed cockpit for the pilots with sliding panels, and portholes were located along the hull sides.
Connection – the state of being related to someone or something else.
Sentence – There was no evidence of a connection between BSE and the brain diseases recently confirmed in cats.
Crew – a group of people who work together, especially all those who work on and operate a ship, aircraft, etc.
Sentence – The tragedy could have been averted if the crew had followed safety procedures.
Customs – money paid to the government when you take particular goods from one country to another.
Sentence – Skull and crossbones stickers on the drums aroused the suspicion of the customs officers.
Declare – to announce something clearly, firmly, publicly, or officially.
Sentence – The government may declare martial law in response to the latest violence in the region.
Departure – the fact of a person or vehicle, etc. leaving somewhere.
Sentence – We apologize for the late departure of this flight.
Duty-free – Duty-free goods are goods bought in special shops in airports, on ships, etc. on which you do not pay government tax.
Sentence – We pick up some cigars and duty-free liquor, then wander through the open-air marketplace.
First class – relating to the most expensive and highest quality service on a plane or train, or in a hotel
Sentence – For my return journey, I felt I could afford the extra and travel first class.
Flight attendant – someone who serves passengers on an aircraft.
Sentence – Flight attendant Lauren Holly takes the controls on a jumbo jet after a prisoner escapes and eliminates the crew.
