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System for transmission of messages between aircraft and ground stations via radio or satellite

Intercity rail service operated by Amtrak in the northeastern United States

Aerial lift in which the cars are permanently fixed to the cables

Lighter than air aircraft

Aircraft control surface used to induce roll

Air brake (aeronautics)

Flight control surface used on an aircraft to increase drag

Air traffic control

A public service provided for the purpose of maintaining the safe and orderly flow of air traffic

Airborne collision avoidance system

Avionics system to identify and report the presence of nearby aircraft that present a collision risk

World's first twin-engine widebody jet airliner

Airbus A320 family

Airliner family

Wide-body twin-engine jet airliner

Four engine wide-body jet airliner

Wide-body, long-range, twin-engine jet airliner family

Wide-body double deck aircraft

Vehicle or machine that is able to fly by gaining support from the air

Aircraft engine

Engine designed for use in powered aircraft

Aircraft fairing

Structure on an aircraft made to reduce drag

Aircraft flight control system

How aircraft are controlled

Cross-sectional shape of a wing, blade of a propeller, rotor, or turbine, or sail

Mechanical structure of an aircraft

Powered, flying vehicle with wings

Facility with a runway for aircraft

Airport terminal

Airport building

Powered lighter-than-air aircraft

All-terrain vehicle

Light off-road vehicle

Alternative fuel vehicle

Type of vehicle

Amsterdam Metro

Rapid transit railway in Amsterdam, Netherlands

Device used to secure a vessel to the seabed

Antonov An-225 Mriya

Soviet/Ukrainian six-engine heavy strategic cargo aircraft

Arab Mashreq International Road Network

Communications protocol

Articulated bus

Articulated vehicle used in public transportation

Asian Highway Network

International road network connecting Asia and parts of Europe

Rapid transit railway in Athens, Greece

Motorized version of the rickshaw

National expressway in Germany

Automobile repair shop

Repair shop where automobiles are repaired by auto mechanics and electricians

System to maintain vehicle trajectory in lieu of direct operator command

Auxiliary power unit

Device on a vehicle that provides energy for functions other than propulsion

Latin greeting, meaning "hail" or "be well"

Design, development, production, operation and use of aircraft

Electronic systems used on aircraft, artificial satellites, and spacecraft

Methods of transporting young children

Balloon (aeronautics)

Type of aerostat that remains aloft due to its buoyancy

Barcelona Metro

Rapid transit system in Barcelona, Spain

Flat-bottomed,wooden surface built mainly for river, canal transport of heavy goods, usually towed by tugboats

Battery electric vehicle

Type of electric vehicle

Bay Area Rapid Transit

Rapid transit system serving the San Francisco Bay Area

Beijing Capital International Airport

Airport serving Beijing, China

Rapid transit system in Beijing, China

Rapid transport system of Berlin, Germany

Pedal-driven two-wheel vehicle

Bicycle boulevard

Street that is designed as a bicycle route

Braking device for bicycles

Bicycle gearing

Aspect of a bicycle drivetrain that determines the relation between the cadence, the rate at which the rider pedals, and the rate at which the drive wheel turns

Bicycle parking rack

Device used to park bicycles, not to be confused with a kick stand

Bicycle-sharing system

Short-time bicycle rental service

Non-rigid airship

Off-road sport bicycle

Vessel for transport by water

Narrow-body jet airliner family

Narrow body jet airliner

Single-aisle airliner family by Boeing

American wide-body long-range commercial jet aircraft

Airliner family by Boeing

Wide-body twin-engine jet airliner family

Wide-body, long-range, twin-engine jet airliner family

Boeing 787 Dreamliner

Boeing wide-body jet airliner

Breakdown (vehicle)

Mechanical failure of motor vehicle that prevents vehicle to operate functionally

Public rapid-transit system serving the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium

Rapid transport system of Budapest, Hungary

Mobile machine which uses a frontal blade to push large volumes of material

Floating structure or device

Large road vehicle for transporting people

Storage and maintenance facility

Bus rapid transit

Public transport system

Structure, larger than a bus stop, where city or intercity buses stop to pick up and drop off passengers

Designated area where buses begin / terminate their scheduled route

Designated area for buses to pick up/drop passengers

The subway system of Busan, South Korea

Byway (United Kingdom)

UK track more minor than a road

Interactive geometry app

Cable car (railway)

Cable-hauled mass transit system

Cable transport

Class of transport modes

Rapid transit system in Cairo, Egypt

Man-made channel for water

Facility used to clean the exterior of motor vehicles

Rapid transit system in Venezuela

Type of sailing ship

Goods or produce transported

Aircraft configured specifically to transport cargo

Ship or vessel that carries goods and materials

Sharing of car journeys so that more than one person travels in a car

Generally horse-drawn means of transport

Simple two wheeled vehicle for animal drawn transport

Watercraft with two parallel hulls of equal size

Propeller driven single engine aircraft

Charging station

Installation for charging electric vehicles

Charles de Gaulle Airport

Primary airport serving Paris, France

Rapid transit system in Chicago, Illinois, US

China Railway High-speed

High-speed intercity rail service of China

Chinese Eastern Railway

Historical railroad system in northeast China

Chongqing Rail Transit

Urban rail system of Chongqing, China consisting of rapid transit and monorail lines

Chopper (motorcycle)

Type of motorcycle

Very fast sailing ship of the 19th century

A bus used for longer-distance service

Area from which a pilot controls an aircraft or vehicle

Passenger rail transport services primarily within metropolitan areas

British–French supersonic airliner

Type of cargo ship

Controlled-access highway

Highway designed exclusively for high-speed vehicular traffic, with all traffic flow and ingress/egress regulated

Vehicle with a removable roof

Copenhagen Metro

Rapid transit railway in Copenhagen, Denmark

Closed two-door car body style with a permanently attached fixed roof which is shorter than a sedan

Passenger ship used for pleasure voyages

Cycleway between a road and sidewalk, protected by barriers

Cycling infrastructure

Facilities for use by cyclists

Cycling infrastructure

Facilities for use by cyclists

De Havilland Canada Dash 8

Canadian turboprop airliner (1983–2022)

de Havilland Comet

First commercial jet airliner

Rapid transit system in India serving Delhi NCR

Demand-responsive transport

Shared transport services based only on demand without fixed routes or timetables

Variable-ratio transmission system commonly used on bicycles

Diesel locomotive

Locomotive powered by a diesel engine

2014 single by Kip Moore

Chamber for transporting divers vertically through the water

Double-decker bus

Bus with two levels or decks

Airliner and military transport aircraft family

Four-engine propeller-driven airliner

Jet airliner family

Operation of a vehicle

Dubai International Airport

Major international airport in Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Rapid Transit Train in Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Truck which can tip its bed, dumping its contents

Off-road vehicle

Electric bicycle

Bicycle with an integrated electric motor

Car propelled by an electric motor using energy stored in rechargeable batteries

Electric locomotive

Locomotive powered by electricity

Electric vehicle

Vehicle propelled by one or more electric motors

Elevated railway

Rapid transit railway with the tracks above street level

Elevator (aeronautics)

Type of flight control surface

Embraer E-Jet family

Regional jet airliner family

Tail section of an aircraft containing stabilizers

Electric-powered stand-up scooter

European long-distance paths

High-speed train service in Western Europe

European cycling network

Type of construction equipment

Computer used for engine control in aerospace engineering

Ship to carry people and goods on water

Filling station

Facility which sells petrol and diesel

Boat or ship used to catch fish on a body of water

Fixed-wing aircraft

Heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings generating aerodynamic lift in the airflow caused by forward airspeed

Flap (aeronautics)

Aircraft wing device used to increase lift by extending the trailing edge of the wing

Type of truck which can be either articulated or rigid

Flight control surfaces

Surface that allows a pilot to adjust and control an aircraft's flight attitude

Flight instruments

Instrument in the cockpit of an aircraft that provides the pilot with information about the flight situation of that aircraft

Flight management system

Component of a modern aircraft avionics(a.k.a. FMGS in Airbus)

Flight recorder

Aircraft electronic recording device

System that replaces the conventional manual flight controls of an aircraft with an electronic interface

Thoroughfare for pedestrians

Italian high-speed train

Freight transport

Physical process of transporting commodities and merchandise goods and cargo

Fuel economy in automobiles

Vehicle that consumes fuel inefficiently

Fukuoka City Subway

Fukuoka City rapid transit lines

Form of cable railway

Main body of an aircraft

Future Air Navigation System

Avionics system which provides direct data link communication between the pilot and the air traffic controller

Balloon filled with gas less dense than air

Underground rapid transit line in Glasgow, Scotland

Aircraft instrumentation system consisting primarily of multi-function electronic displays

Glider (aircraft)

Aircraft designed for operation without an engine

Aerial transport by cable

Railway station where, either exclusively or predominantly, goods (or freight), are loaded onto or unloaded off

High-performance luxury car

Guangzhou Metro

Rapid transit railway in Guangzhou, China

Railroad car powered by its passengers

Domestic airport serving Tokyo, Japan

Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport

Airport serving Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Car body configuration with a rear door

Health and usage monitoring systems

Technique to ensure availability, reliability and safety of vehicles

Heathrow Airport

Main airport serving London, England, United Kingdom

Heavy equipment

Vehicles designed for executing construction tasks

Helicopter (album)

2009 studio album by Download

Landing area or platform for helicopters

Rapid transit system in the Helsinki capital region

High-speed rail

Significantly faster advanced rail transport and infrastructure systems

Public road or other public way on land

Hong Kong International Airport

Main airport in Hong Kong

Horse-powered tram or streetcar

Ship designated for primary function as a floating medical treatment facility

Hot air balloon

Lighter-than-air aircraft

Air cushion vehicle

Hughes H-4 Hercules

American World War II heavy flying boat

Vehicle using two or more power sources

Hyderabad Metro

Rapid transit system in Hyderabad, India

A type of fast watercraft and the name of the technology it uses

Icebreaker (disambiguation)

Topics referred to by the same term

Russian heavy military transport aircraft

Transcontinental rail service in Australia

Indira Gandhi International Airport

International airport in Delhi, India

Transport economics term

Integrated modular avionics

Real-time computer network airborne systems

Interchange (road)

Road junction, typically using grade separation

Intercity Express

German state-owned high-speed rail system

Intercontinental and transoceanic fixed links

Permanent road/rail connections between continents.

Intermodal passenger transport

Places for travelers to transfer from one category of vehicle to another

Intersection (road)

Road junction where two or more roads either meet or cross at grade

Interstate Highway System

Network of freeways in the United States

Type of electric railway which runs within and between cities or towns

Istanbul railway network

Aircraft class powered by jet propulsion engines

Aircraft engine that produces thrust by emitting a jet of gas

John F. Kennedy International Airport

Major U.S. airport in New York City

Light boat that is paddled

Human-powered land vehicle

Rapid Transit System in Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Korea Train Express

South Korean high-speed rail system

Rapid transit system in Ukraine

2008 studio album by Devin the Dude

Leading-edge slat

Deployable aerodynamic surface on the leading edge of the aircraft wings to decrease the stall speed

Form of passenger urban rail transit

Luxury sedan or saloon car generally driven by a chauffeur

Line-replaceable unit

Modular component designed to be replaced quickly at an operating location

Lock (water navigation)

Device for raising and lowering boats or ships

Lockheed Constellation

Family of four-engine propeller-driven airliners

Lockheed L-1011 TriStar

American medium-to-long-range, wide-body trijet airliner

Self-propelled railway vehicle

London Underground

Rapid transit system in England

Los Angeles International Airport

Airport serving Los Angeles, California, United States

Marketing term for a vehicle with increased comfort, amenities, quality, or status

Public transportation network in Lyon, France

Rapid transit system in Madrid, Spain

Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore)

Principal metro system serving Singapore

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority

Public transport agency in Greater Boston, Massachusetts, US

McDonnell Douglas DC-10

Wide–body three–engine airliner

McDonnell Douglas DC-9

Jet airliner, produced 1965-1982

Medium-capacity rail system

Rail transport system with moderate capacity

Civilian boat or ship that transports cargo or carries passengers for hire

Mexico City Metro

Rapid transit system in Mexico City

Smallest automobile classification

Family of transport helicopters

Rapid transit system serving Milan, Italy

Two-wheeled, motorized, off-highway recreational vehicle

Passenger-carrying motor vehicle (8-30 seats)

Type of van designed for personal use

Railway with a single rail or beam

Vehicle modified or purposely built with extremely large wheels and suspension

Metro system in Montreal, Quebec

Small motorcycle-like motor road vehicle

Rapid transit system in Moscow

Ship propelled by an internal combustion engine, usually a diesel engine

Self-propelled wheeled vehicle

Boat which is powered by an engine

1993 studio album by Daniel Amos

Motorcycle taxi

Typically carries one passenger, who "rides pillion" behind the motorcycle operator

Type of bicycle

Rapid transit system in Hong Kong

Ship or boat with more than one hull

Rapid transit system in Mumbai, India

Rapid transit railway in Munich, Germany

Type of high-performance car

Nagoya Municipal Subway

Rapid transit system in Nagoya, Japan

Rapid Transit System in Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Naval architecture

Engineering discipline dealing with the design and construction of marine vessels

New York City Subway

Rapid transit system in New York City

Ship designed to transport people from one seaport to another

Off-road vehicle

Automotive vehicle capable of driving across difficult terrain beyond sealed roads

O'Hare International Airport

Airport serving Chicago, Illinois, United States

Ship that carries oil

A luxury passenger train service, originally between Paris and Constantinople (Istanbul)

Japanese transit company from Keihanshin

Rapid transit system of Oslo, Norway

Projecting structure on a boat

Steam-powered vessel propelled by paddle wheels

Device used to slow the motion of an object through an atmosphere

Transportation service for people with disabilities

Rapid transit system of Paris, France

Car park with public transport connections

Act of stopping and disengaging a vehicle and usually leaving it unoccupied

Cleared area that is intended for parking vehicles

Person who travels in a vehicle without operating it

Watercraft intended to carry people onboard

Pedestrian crossing

Place designated for pedestrians to cross a road, street or avenue

Pedestrian zone

Urban car-free area reserved for pedestrian use

Personal watercraft

Recreational watercraft that uses an inboard engine powering a pump-jet with an impeller

Light-duty truck with an enclosed cab and an open cargo area

Mode of transporting fluids over long distances through sealed pipes

Port of Barcelona

Seaport in Spain

Port in South Korea

Port of Hamburg

Port in Hamburg, Germany on the river Elbe

Port of Jebel Ali

Port in United Arab Emirates

Major Port in Western Japan

Port of Los Angeles

Harbor in Los Angeles, California

Port of New York and New Jersey

Port of Ningbo-Zhoushan

Port of Port Hedland

Port in Australia

Port of Rotterdam

Seaport in the Netherlands

Port of Singapore

Port in Southeast Asia

Port of Yokohama

Port in United States

Powered paragliding

Form of ultralight aviation

Rapid transit network of Prague, Czech Republic

Private transport

Private vehicles or commercial fleets optionally carrying passengers or freight

Public transport

Shared transportation service for use by the general public

Public transport bus service

Road transport using buses

Reciprocating engine with cylinders arranged radially from a single crankshaft

Rail freight transport

Railways and trains used to transport freight

Conveyance of passengers and goods by way of trains on a railway

Location for storing and sorting railroad cars

European high-speed rail service operated by ÖBB and ČD

Vehicle used for carrying cargo or passengers on rail transport system

Railway electrification

Electrical infrastructure which supplies power to rail transport

Railway platform

Fixed structure to allow people to board or alight trains

Rail infrastructure

High-capacity public transport

Type of motorcycle

Recumbent bicycle

Type of bicycle

Remotely operated underwater vehicle

A tethered underwater mobile device operated by a remote crew

Public area, usually adjacent to limited-access highway, used for rest from travel

Two- or three-wheeled passenger cart

Airship with internal framework to support the envelope

Rio de Janeiro Metro

Rapid transit system in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Watercraft designed for inland navigation

Road (disambiguation)

Topics referred to by the same term

Location where two or more roads meet

Compactor type engineering vehicle

Collective term for all forms of transport which takes place on roads

Railway vehicles, both powered & unpowered

Rapid transit system in Rome, Italy

Heavier-than-air aircraft which generates lift over rotating wings

Rotterdam Metro

Rapid transit system in Rotterdam, Netherlands

Area of surface used by aircraft to takeoff from and land on

Supportive structure for a rider or load

Fabric or other surface supported by a mast to allow wind propulsion

Boat propelled partly or entirely by sails

Propulsion of a vehicle by wind power

Large wind-powered water vessel

Saint Petersburg Metro

Underground railway system in Saint Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast, Russia

Rapid transit system in Santiago, Chile

São Paulo Metro

Rapid transit system in São Paulo, Brazil

Sapporo Municipal Subway

Russian gauge high speed electric express train

Bus operated by a school district for student transport

Scooter (motorcycle)

Low-speed motorcycle

Scooter-sharing system

Service in which scooters are made available for short-term rentals

Self contained underwater breathing apparatus

Sedan (automobile)

Passenger car in a three-box configuration

Semi-rigid airship

Lighter-than-air aircraft

Semi-trailer truck

Combination of a tractor unit and one or more semi-trailers to carry freight

Seoul Metropolitan Subway

Railway system in South Korea

Service (motor vehicle)

Periodic maintenance of a motor vehicle

Metro system in Shanghai, China

Shanghai Pudong International Airport

Main airport serving Shanghai, China

Mode of transport which falls between both taxicabs and buses

Shared transport

Demand-driven vehicle-sharing arrangement

Shared-use path

Trail that supports multiple recreation and transportation types, such as walking, bicycling, inline skating and people in wheelchairs

Rapid transit system in Shenzhen

Sheremetyevo International Airport

International airport serving Moscow, Russia

Shifter (bicycle part)

Bicycle component

Japanese high-speed rail system

Ship (disambiguation)

Topics referred to by the same term

Construction of ships and floating vessels

Pedestrian path along the side of a road

Transport device that carries skiers up a hill

SkyTrain (Vancouver)

Automated rapid transit system in Metro Vancouver, Canada

Sail boat with a single mast and a fore-and-aft rig

Snorkel (swimming)

Short, curved tube for breathing face down at the surface of the water

Land vehicle designed for travel on snow

Spoiler (aeronautics)

Aeronautics device for reducing aerodynamic lift, plates on the top surface of a wing

Performance-oriented car class, generally small or light-weight with good handling

Sports motorcycle

Motorcycle designed for sporty riding regardless of other characteristics

Stabilizer (aeronautics)

Aircraft component

Stack interchange

Type of freeway interchange

Type of covered wagon

Auto body-style with its roof extended rearward

Steam locomotive

Railway locomotive that produces its pulling power through a steam engine

Smaller than a steamship; boat in which the primary method of marine propulsion is steam power

Steam powered road roller

Type of steam-powered vessel

Light frame or ring that holds the foot of a rider

Stockholm Metro

Rapid transit system in Stockholm, Sweden

Small watercraft able to navigate under water

Luxury, high-performance sports car or grand tourer

Surrey (carriage)

Horse-drawn carriage

Type of automobile

Transit system in Sydney, Australia

Metro system in Taiwan

Taiwan High Speed Rail

Type of bicycle

Ship designed to transport liquids or gases in bulk

Topics referred to by the same term

Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport

International airport serving Anchorage, AK, US

Rapid transit system of Tehran, Iran

State-owned intercity high-speed rail service of France

French-Belgian high-speed rail operator

The Redstone Acceleration & Innovation Network

Thrust reversal

Avitation touchdown tool

Ring-shaped covering that fits around a wheel's rim

Subway system in Tokyo, Japan

Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation

Public transport operator in Tokyo, Japan

Roadway for which a fee (or toll) is assessed for passage

Rapid transit system in Ontario, Canada

Tractor (disambiguation)

Topics referred to by the same term

Traffic (conservation programme)

International organization for sustainable wildlife trade

Traffic collision

Incident when a vehicle collides with another object

Traffic congestion

Transport condition characterized by slower speed and high density

Signaling device to control competing flows of traffic

Signboard displaying information for road users

Mammalian protein

A series of rail vehicles, including a locomotive, for transporting cargo and/or passengers

Railway facility where trains regularly stop to load or unload passengers and/or freight

Tram (disambiguation)

Topics referred to by the same term

Trans-African Highway network

Transcontinental roads project in Africa

Trans-Australian Railway

Railway line in South and Western Australia

Transcontinental railroad

Contiguous railroad trackage crossing a continental landmass

Trans-European high-speed rail network

Set of international 250+ km/h transport links

Trans-European Transport Network

Transport infrastructure network throughout europe

Bus Rapid Transit service in Jakarta

Trans-Mongolian Railway

Human-directed movement of things or people between locations

Place where passengers and cargo are exchanged between vehicles

Trans-Siberian Railway

Russian rail road route

Movement of people between relatively distant geographical locations

Three-wheeled self-powered vehicle

Boat or aircraft component

Electric bus taking power from overhead wires

Commercial or utilitarian motor vehicle

Automobile roof with removable panels

Academic journal

Airliner by Tupolev

Airbreathing jet engine designed to provide thrust by driving a fan

Hong Kong ferry operator

Turbine engine driving an aircraft propeller

Gas turbine used to spin a shaft

Ultralight aviation

Aviation field involving lightweight aircraft

One-wheeled mode of transportation

Unmanned aerial vehicle

Aircraft without any humans on board

Covered transportation vehicle

Mobile machine that transports people, animals or cargo

Vehicle for hire

Vehicle providing private or shared transport for a fee in which passengers choose the approximate origin and destination

Subway transport in Vienna, Austria

Washington Metro

Rapid transit system serving the Washington metropolitan area

Vehicles that are intended for locomotion on or in the water

Application programming interface

Wingsuit flying

Variant of skydiving activity involving a specially designed suit which offers control surfaces

Aircraft component fixed to the end of the wings to improve performance

First powered aircraft built by the Wright brothers

Yokohama Municipal Subway

Rapid transit network of Yokohama, Japan