Vocabulary

• also known as: Also called; alternatively named.
• together with: In addition to; along with.
• in honour of: To show respect and admiration for someone or something.
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• from the top: From the beginning.
• move to: To change the place where you live or work.
• land with: To bring an aircraft down to the ground.
• to scale: In proportion; maintaining accurate relative dimensions.
• impressive: Causing admiration or respect; grand or expensive
• unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• align: To arrange (e.g. objects) in line with one another
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• trip: To release an electrical switch
• purchase: To buy something; to get by paying money for it
• top: To be higher or larger than a specific value
• construction: Act of building something; thing that is built
• base: Place military personnel live, train, and operate
• area: Amount of measured space
• observation: Remark or comment on something you noticed
• American: Person from the USA
• center: Community place people go health or social reasons
• deck: Floor built into a ship, bus, plane or home
• magnificent: Splendid; brilliant; extremely good
• united: To join or come together for the same goal
• majestic: Characterized by an imposing or stately appearance
• elevator: Machine that carries people between floors
• interior: Part of country that is far from the border, coast
• cool: Steady and calm when facing difficulties
• capsule: Tube-shaped plastic casing filled with medicine
• steel: Very strong or determined character in a person
• monument: Something built to remember an event or person
• parachute: To drop supplies from a plane via parachute
• south: Direction to your right when facing the rising sun
• surrounding: To be all the way around something
• mighty: Having great strength or great size
• highly: In a manner that shows approval
• memorial: Ceremony or monument honoring dead person, people
• leg: Part of the body from the hips down
• transport: Very strong uncontrollable emotion, e.g. delight
• arch: Curved part of a structure (e.g. on a bridge)
• expansion: Making or becoming larger
• tall: High in height
• passenger: Person who is traveling in a vehicle
• museum: Building to display art/science/history objects
• nationwide: Including or existing in every part of a country
• hollow: (Of objects) having nothing inside; not solid
• architectural: Concerning architecture
• rotate: To regularly change people who perform a role
• overhead: Located above your head or in the sky
• engineering: The practical application of science to industry
• gateway: Entrance that can be closed by a gate
• visitor: Someone who goes to a place to see it (or someone)
• west: Person's name
• France: A republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
• claustrophobic: Afraid of being trapped in a small place
• stainless: Being perfect and without damage or soil
• illinois: A member of the Algonquian people formerly of Illinois and regions to the west
• successfully: In a manner that achieves a goal
• tram: Vehicle that runs on cables or rails
• sprayed: To cover something with a stream of tiny drops
• st: Abbreviation for street
• louisiana: A state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War