Vehicles

A ship is a large vehicle that travels on the sea. Ships can be powered by sails, like the ship in the picture, or powered by engines. Modern freight ships can carry an enormous amount of cargo.

A sled, sledge or sleigh is a vehicle that moves along by sliding. Sleds usually have thin runners underneath instead of wheels. Sleds work best on ice or snow. Sleds are usually pulled along by an animal like a horse or husky, but you can also slide in a sled by yourself if you are going down a slope. People often call a sled pulled by horses or deer a sleigh, a sled pulled by dogs a sled and a sled you slide yourself a toboggan.

A space shuttle is a vessel that can be used to take people and objects like satellites out into orbit around the Earth. Space shuttles use a huge amount of fuel to break the forces of gravity holding them down.

A steamroller, or road roller, is a heavy vehicle used for flattening the ground. It has one or two very large, very heavy wheels that level out whatever surface the roller is moving over.

lan A sulky is a small, two-wheeled horse-drawn cart. It is used for driving or racing horses.

If you want to go somewhere in a city and you don't have a car or don't want to catch a bus, you take a taxi. Taxi cabs are cars, usually painted a special colour and with a sign on them, that can be hired. The taxi driver will drive you where ever you want to go as long as you pay them.

A tractor is a big vehicle usually driven by farmers. Tractors are used to pull ploughs and harvesters, and for pulling wagons full of hay or other loads. Tractors can be used for pulling other vehicles out of mud if they get stuck.
Tractors are designed to run on mud and dirt not smooth roads, which is why their back wheels are so big and have tyres with such deep tread.

A train is a rail vehicle. It is usually made up of a large number of carriages that carry either people or goods, and one or more engines that pull it along the rails.

lan A tricycle is a three-wheeled vehicle. Tricycles are normally powered by you pedalling. They are good for children because they do not fall over as easily as a bicycle.

A truck is a very large vehicle that is driven on roads. It is used to transport large amounts of goods over very long distances.