German C1 Travel & Transport Vocabulary
This is the complete German Travel & Transport vocabulary at C1 level — 61 words, each with its English translation, the article (der / die / das) and an example sentence. Search it, or download the whole list free as a CSV or an Anki flashcard deck.
61 C1 · Travel & Transport words
| German word | English meaning |
|---|---|
| der Abfangjäger | an interceptor |
| die Abwanderung | out-migration |
| anpeilen | to steer for / eye |
| ansaugen | to intake / suck in |
| der Anstellwinkel | angle of attack (aerodynamics) |
| die Aufladung | (super) charging |
| die Binnenmigration | internal migration |
| die Brennkammer | a combustion chamber |
| die Bruchlandung | a crash landing |
| bugsieren | to tow / maneuver |
| defilieren | to parade past / march past |
| das Drehmoment | torque |
| die Drehzahl | revolutions per minute / RPM |
| die Droschke | cab |
| durchschleusen | to smuggle through / navigate / lead through |
| entern | to board / get on |
| fahrbar | mobile (wenig benutzt) |
| die Flugbahn | trajectory / flight path |
| das Fuhrwerk | horse and cart |
| die Garnison | a garrison = a fortified place with troops, guns, etc |
| das Geschwader | a squadron / fleet |
| halsbrecherisch | breakneck (e.g., speed) |
| der Höhenmesser | an altimeter |
| die Karawan | caravan |
| die Kettenmigration | chain migration |
| das Kielwasser | a wake (of a boat) |
| der Klabautermann | a spirit who doesn't leave the ship until it sinks nach mündlicher Überlieferung ein guter Schiffsgeist, der sein Schiff bis zum Untergang nicht verlässt |
| der Kolbenmotor | a piston engine |
| die Kolonialisierung | colonization / colonial settlement |
| die Kombüse | a caboose |
| das Kummet | a horse collar |
| die Kurbelwelle | a crankshaft |
| der Laderaum | a load room / hold / stowage |
| der Lastkahn | a barge |
| das Leitwerk | tail / empennage control surfaces at back of plane |
| das Leuchtfeuer | beacon / flare / navigation light |
| der Maat | a mate (e.g., on a ship) |
| die Nachhut | a rearguard |
| die Nutzlast | payload |
| die Peilung | a bearing (e.g., of a boat) |
| das Querruder | aileron |
| die Radaufhängung | (wheel) suspension |
| die Reuse | a fish trap |
| die Rückkehrquote | return rate |
| das Schlepptau | a drag rope / tow rope |
| seetüchtig | seaworthy / seagoing |
| der Sozius | a pillion = secondary seat behind the main seat on a motorcycle / horse |
| das Stellwerk | signal box |
| der Streitwagen | a chariot |
| der Such- und Rettungsvorfall | search and rescue incident |
| traben | to trot |
| die Tragfläche | wing / surface / plane / hydrofoil |
| trudeln | to spin / spiral |
| der Überschallflug | supersonic flight |
| verfrachten | to ship off / bundle off |
| vertäuen | to moor = make fast (a boat) by attaching it by cable or rope to the shore or to an anchor |
| der Vorposten | an outpost |
| die Wanderungsbewegung | migration movement |
| waten | to wade |
| das Zubringerboot | a shuttle boat |
| zurren | to lash down |
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