British And American English Dictionary.doc

British American English Dictionary Compiled by Sam onlyone@hotmail.co.uk Part 1 UK-US - Cars and Driving: UK US aerial antenna (aerial used regionally in the past but has faded from use) articulated lorry tractor-trailer bonnet hood boot trunk car park parking lot cats eyes reflectors (embedded in road) central reservation median demister defroster defogger dipped lights low beams diversion detour drink-driving drunk driving driving licence drivers license dual carriageway divided highway dumper truck dump truck estate car station wagon flat battery dead battery flyover overpass gear box transmission gear lever gear shift give way yield glove box glove compartment hire car rental car indicators turn signals jump leads jumper cables lorry truck main beams high beams (or full beams) metalled road paved road motorway freeway (Western U.S.) expressway (Eastern U.S.) Interstate number plate license plate petrol gasoline gas propeller shaft drive shaft recovery towing ring road beltway (Eastern U.S.) (or orbital) roundabout circle rotary (New England) Interestingly, the terms roundabout, traffic circle and rotary are all used