GREAT DESTINATIONS

GETTING MEANING FROM CONTEXTS

ADVISORY

(N) A report giving information (as on the weather) and often recommending action to be taken. Example:I heard an advisory saying there would be a storm in Texas.

FREEZING

(V) The process in which a liquid turns into a solid when cold enough. Example:

I want to get inside. I'm freezing .

TRUNK

(N) The luggage compartment of an automobile. Example

The trunk of my new car is small.

LUGGAGE(N) Suitcases for a traveler's belongings. 2. A case used to carry belongings when traveling Example:

May I have your luggage , please?

FISHING EQUIPMENT

(N) a: the set of articles or physical resources serving to equip a person or thing; the implements used in an operation or activity : apparatus Example:

The fishing equipment and the sleeping bags are already in the trunk.

TAKE UP SPACE

(V) To begin to occupy (land). Example:

There's no more room for anything else! The luggage took up all the space .

FLASH FLOOD

(N) A local flood -great flow of water or of something that overwhelms- of great volume and short duration generally resulting from heavy rainfall in the immediate vicinity. Example:

A flash flood covered of water all the forest area.

TENT

(N) A collapsible shelter of fabric (as nylon or canvas) stretched and sustained by poles and used for camping outdoors or as a temporary building. Example:

He pitched his tent near the creek -small river.

INTERSTATE HIGHWAY

(N) This refers to highways that go through more than one state. Example

Interstate highways are always safe in the USA.

WEATHER REPORT

(N) A short account of the meteorological conditions. Example:

The weather report said that this morning will be sunny.

CAPITOL BUILDING

(N) the government building where the Senate and the House of Representatives meet. Example

The United States Capitol building serves as the seat of government for the United States Congress.

DRY

(Adj.) Opposite of wet; not having water. Example

The desert is rainless, that means it is dry.

GRAVE

(N) An excavation for burial of a body : a burial place. Example:

The graves are in the cementery, where the souls of people rest in peace.

RUGGED

Definition having a roughly broken, rocky, hilly, or jagged surface: rugged ground.

Example The surface of the mountain is rugged.

AMUSEMENT PARK

(N) Collection of rides and other entertainment attractions assembled for the purpose of entertaining a large group of people. Example

Magic Kingdom & Walt Disney World are the most famous amusement parks around the world.