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List of vehicles

Anything that can move and carry people around, be it powered by an engine, the wind, or by pedalling it yourself.

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A hearse is a car that has been especially designed to be able to fit a coffin in the back, for transportation between a funeral home and a cemetery. Before cars were invented, hearses were horse-drawn.
A helicopter is a type of aircraft that is lifted by one or more rotors on its top. Helicopters have another small rotor on their tail for balance and steering. Normal airplanes get their lift from air flowing over their wings. Because helicopters get their lift from the rotating blades on their top, they don't need a runway to take off, and can just go straight up from a standing start. They can also turn around on the spot while they are in the air.
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A hot air balloon is a huge balloon that is filled with hot air. The air is made hot by a burner at the base of the balloon, and it flies because hot air is lighter than cold air, so it rises. Hot air balloons can carry a lot of people in a basket hanging from underneath them.
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Hovercraft are vehicles that are supported by a cushion of air, and move forward by fans or propellers. They have fans that push air underneath them, and the air cushion is held in place by a flexible skirt around the base of the hovercraft. Hovercraft can travel over any relatively flat surface, like water, ice, swamp and dry land.
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A jeep is a fairly small, rugged, four wheel drive vehicle generally used by the military. Similar vehicles used by people outside the military are called jeeps too.
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A jet is the common name given to any airplane that is powered by jet engines rather than propellers. Most modern aircraft are powered by jet engines, so people tend to refer to smaller, faster military aircraft as jets.
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A limousine, also spelt limosine or just limo for short, is a luxury car. Limousines are usually very long, and can seat a lot of people. Private individuals don't generally own limousines, you generally hire one when you need it and have a professional chauffeur drive it for you. People often hire limousines at weddings.
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A monorail is similar to a train in that it travels along a fixed track. The main difference is a monorail has only one track, not two like regular trains. Some kinds of monorail hover above their track (also called a rail or beam). These are called maglev monorails. Many monorails travel on raised tracks above a city. Not all monorails are raised like this. The beams a monorail travels on are large and solid and are often cast out of concrete, like the raised platform itself.
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A motorbike is a two-wheeled vehicle powered by an engine, the same as a car is. Motorbikes come in a variety of sizes and speeds, but usually only fit one or two people.
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A paddle steamer, or paddle wheeler, is a type of boat that is driven forward by a large wheel. Usually the wheel is at the back of the paddle steamer (stern-wheeler), but there can also be a wheel on either side (side-wheeler). Paddle steamers are usually found on still, calm water like rivers. The paddle wheel can be driven by either a steam engine or a more modern electric or diesel engine.