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Driving Vocabulary

This document provides definitions and examples of common car-related vocabulary words including car parts like rearview mirror and bumper, phrasal verbs like break down and pull out, common phrases like traffic jam and fender bender, and types of parking like parallel parking. The document seeks to expand the reader's automotive vocabulary through examples and definitions of key terms.
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Driving Vocabulary

This document provides definitions and examples of common car-related vocabulary words including car parts like rearview mirror and bumper, phrasal verbs like break down and pull out, common phrases like traffic jam and fender bender, and types of parking like parallel parking. The document seeks to expand the reader's automotive vocabulary through examples and definitions of key terms.
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rearview
mirror

side rearview mirror


bumper
glove compartment
storage compartment
glovebox
windshield wiper
trunk

boot
My car ___ ___ on the
side of the road.
My car broke down on the
side of the road.

break down
when a machine or vehicle stops working
He had to wait before he
could ___ ___ of the
driveway.
He had to wait before he
could pull out of the
driveway.

pull out
to move onto a road
Make sure you ___ ___.
Make sure you buckle up.

buckle up
to fasten the belt that keeps you in your seat
I can’t believe that car just
___ me ___. We could
have had an accident.
I can’t believe that car just
cut me off. We could
have had an accident.

cut off
drive aggressively into the path of another driver
Last night, I got
___ ___ by a cop.
Last night, I got
pulled over by a cop.

pull over
to stop your car at the side of the road
A ________ is when you
have a large number of
vehicles close together and
unable to move or moving
very slowly.
A traffic jam is when you
have a large number of
vehicles close together and
unable to move or moving
very slowly.
traffic jam
Informally, a minor collision
between two motor
vehicles is called a
__________.
Informally, a minor collision
between two motor
vehicles is called a
fender bender.
fender bender
Anger or violence between
drivers, often caused by
difficult driving conditions is
referred to as
__________.
Anger or violence between
drivers, often caused by
difficult driving conditions is
referred to as
road rage.
road rage
_________ is a time during
each day when traffic is at its
heaviest.
Rush hour is a time during
each day when traffic is at its
heaviest.
rush hour
__________ is a method of
parking a vehicle alongside a
road and in line with other
parked vehicles.
Parallel parking is a method
of parking a vehicle alongside
a road and in line with other
parked vehicles.
parallel parking
A passenger in a car who
gives the driver unwanted
advice may be referred to as a
___________.
A passenger in a car who
gives the driver unwanted
advice may be referred to as a
backseat driver.
backseat driver
Car Parts Phrasal Verbs
rearview mirror break down
bumper pull out
glove compartment buckle up
windshield wiper cut off
trunk / boot (UK) pull over

Car Phrases
traffic jam rush hour
fender bender parallel parking
road rage backseat driver

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