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Ancient |
Very old. When we talk about ancient times, we usually talk about the period before Christ and before the fall of Rome in the year 476. |
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Archaeologist |
Somebody who studies ancient cultures by looking at what they left behind, like pottery and bones. |
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Artificial |
Made by man, to look like something natural. |
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Atmosphere |
Gasses that surround a planet like the earth. |
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Canal |
Manmade waterway. |
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Canvas |
Heavy cloth used for sails and tents. |
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Cargo |
Goods carried by a form of transport. |
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Castrate |
Remove a male person or animal's sexual organs. |
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Common |
Happening often; existing in large numbers or in many places. |
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Coral reef |
Hard ridge in warm seas, made from the skeletons of very small sea animals that can be also be called corals. |
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Destination |
A place to which somebody/something is going or being sent. |
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Domestic |
Kept as a pet or to produce food. |
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Domesticate |
Tame. If you domesticate a wild animal you tame it so that it can become a domestic animal. |
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Endangered |
In danger of dying out as a species. |
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Glider |
Aircraft without an engine, which floats (glides) on air. |
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Ignition |
System that puts the fuel alight to start an engin. |
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Interior |
Remote from the coast or frontier; inland. |
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Jet engine |
An engine that uses the air to propel an aircraft. |
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Locomotive |
A engine that propels itself, used to pull trains. |
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Luxurious |
Full of luxury; not necessary for us to have but really enjoyable. |
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Mill |
Machine for grinding something, like grain. |
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Modern |
Using the latest technology, designs, materials, etc. |
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Motorise |
Put a motor (engine) in something. |
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Nuclear power |
Energy that is released through scientific processes called fission and fusion. |
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Pneumanic tyre |
A tyre inflated with air. |
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Prehistoric |
From a period before events and history were written down. |
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Primitive |
Of an early, simple stage of development. |
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Produce |
Things that have been made or grown, especially things connected with farming. |
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Propel |
To cause to move forward or onward. |
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Quantity |
Amount. |
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Recreation |
Things we do to relax or to enjoy ourselves. |
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Rural |
In or of the countryside. The opposite is urban, which means in or of the town or city. |
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Steam boiler |
A closed tank in which water is turned into steam. |
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Steer Direct. |
When you steer something, you take it into the direction you want it to go. |
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Sustainable |
The use of natural products and energy in a way that does not harm the environment. |
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Transport |
A system for carrying people or goods from one place to another, using vehicles, roads, etc. |
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Technology |
The application of knowledge for practical purposes. |
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Variety |
Several different sorts of the same thing. |
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Yoke |
Wooden bar put across the necks of two animals to hold them together. |