8/18/2019 Vocabulary Travel problems

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motion sickness:

(noun) a feeling of nausea or dizziness caused by being in a moving vehicle such as a

 ship or car 

She had terrible motion sickness when she was on the boat.

overbook:

(verb) to allow more people to buy tickets, reserve rooms, etc. than are available

Airlines often overbook flights to make sure they are full.

misplace:

(verb) to put something somewhere and then forget its location

He misplaced his passport and could not get on the airplane.

delay:

(verb) to happen later than planned, often used in passive form

My flight was delayed by six hours due to bad weather.

crowded:

(adjective) filled with too many people or things, often without order 

The swimming pool was so crowded that there was no space to swim.

strike:

(noun) a period of time when workers stop working to make their employer accept their

demands

There are no trains running all day because of the strike.