Transportation means moving or taking something from one place to another by means of a vehicle. It can be done by land, water, and air. These three are the means of transport and they have their own pros and cons. There are many vehicles for each mode of transport. So, here are the names of vehicles for land, water, and air transport.
Land Transport Vehicles Name List
Land transport is the movement of people, animals, or things, from one place to another, via land. Transportation on land can be via road, or rail. Here is a list of vehicle names with their meanings:
- Bicycle: A vehicle with two wheels with handlebars for steering and pedals for moving forward.
- Autorickshaw: A rickshaw with three wheels, with a motor for propelling. Mainly used in South Asia.
- Car: A vehicle with 4 wheels, powered by an engine, and can carry passengers according to its size.
- Bus: A large vehicle, mainly with 4-10 wheels, highly used for public transport.
- Truck: A large vehicle mainly used for carrying goods.
- Bike: A motorcycle. Has two wheels and can carry 1 passenger.
- Train: A vehicle with connected carriages used for moving goods on a large scale or for public transport.
- Tractor: A huge vehicle with large hind wheels, used for farm-related purposes.
- Van: Meant for cargoes
- Taxi: Meant for passengers
- Tram: Used for passenger transport
- Subway: Underground metro used for passenger transportation
- Scooter: A vehicle with two wheels For a transporting two persons
You can download these two land transport practice worksheets for your kids.
Water Transport Vehicles Name List
Water transport is the movement of people, animals, or things, from one place to another, via water. This transport is the cheapest, but also the slowest. Here are some vehicle names with their meanings.
- Boat: A small watercraft used for travelling over the water. Can be propelled by an engine or even manually. For example, a motorboat, which is powered by a motor; a canoe, which is a small boat, propelled manually.
- Yacht: A boat which is of medium size, used for the purposes of cruising or racing.
- Ship: A boat which is very large in size, used for the purpose of transporting people or goods. Ships are of many types. For example, container ships, cruise ships, passenger ships, naval ships, battleships, etc.
- Submarine: A ship that has been designed to operate while submerged in water for a long time. It has a periscope and can be used for war-purposes.
- Sea Plane: An aircraft which doesn’t have wheels, but has floats instead. It flies but it lands and takes off from water.
- Raft: Materials tied together, made flat and used as a boat.
- Ferry: A boat mainly used for public transport, but for a short distance.
- Coast Guard Ship: A military or naval force employed in guarding a coast or responsible for the safety, order, and operation of maritime traffic in neighboring waters
- Raft: A flat floating structure for travelling across water, often made of pieces of wood tied roughly together and moved along with a paddle
- Tankers: Tank ship or tankship is a ship designed to transport or store liquids or gases in bulk
- Airboat: A shallow-draught boat powered by an aircraft engine, for use in swamps.
- Tugboat: A small, powerful boat used for towing larger boats and ships, especially in harbor.
Here are some worksheets to practice water transport names:
Air Transport Vehicles Name List
Air transport is the movement of people, animals, or things, from one place to another, via water. It is the fastest, but also the costliest. Here are some vehicle names with their meanings.
- Airplane: A flying vehicle with wings, propelled by a jet engine. Highly used for transporting passengers and goods. Can be Jumbo Sized, Mid-Sized, or Light sized.
- Helicopter: An aircraft propelled and elevated by horizontally rotating rotors located on the top of the aircraft. Moves in both directions.
- Jet: A plane with a jet engine. It is typically faster than the average plane. Can be Heavy, Medium, Long-Range, Light, etc.
- Blimp: An airship that is not rigid and depends on pressure for its shape.
- Glider: An aircraft that does not require an engine.
- Hang Glider: A glider used by a single person. The person controls the flying with his body movement.
- Zeppelin: A rigid aircraft, long and cylindrical in shape.
- Parachute: A device mainly used for the demotion of a person through the air.
- Hot Air Balloon: A large balloon filled with hot air, used by people for riding in it as it floats in the sky.
- Blimp: Airship is an aircraft that consists of a large balloon which is filled with gas and is powered by an engine
- Space Shuttle: A reusable spacecraft designed to transport people and cargo between earth and space.
- Spaceship: A spacecraft, especially one controlled by a crew
- Rocket: A large cylinder-shaped object that moves very fast by forcing out burning gases, used for space travel or as a weapon
- Gliders: A light aircraft that is designed to fly without using an engine.
Following are some worksheets to practice air transport names and identification for your kids.
- Transport Coloring Book for Kids
- Air Transport Identification Worksheet
- Air Transport Coloring Sheet
- Transport Vehicles Matching Worksheet
We hope you have learned the basic vehicle names we daily use for transportation.
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