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driver's license
                            an official document showing that a person is allowed to drive a
                            car.
                            engineer
                            someone who drives a train.
                            front desk
                            the place where you check in at a hotel; concierge desk.
                            highway patrol
                            the state police agency that is in charge of patrolling interstates and
                            other highways within a state.
                            liability insurance
                            auto insurance that covers drivers if they hurt another person or
                            their property.
                            license plate
                            the metal sign placed at the front and back of a car showing the
                            letters  and  numbers  that  identify  it  and  what  state  it  is  from;
                            number plate.
                            one-way ticket
                            a ticket to go somewhere but not return; single ticket.
                            personal injury protection
                            a  type of  auto  insurance  that provides  financial coverage  for  an
                            personal injuries from an accident.
                            round-trip ticket
                            a ticket to go somewhere and return; return ticket.
                            rush hour
                            the times of day when most people are on their way to and from
                            work  and  school,  usually  between  about  7:00  and  9:30  in  the
                            morning, and 4:30 and 7:00 at night.
                            schedule
                            a list of the times that a bus, train, ferry, etc. runs; timetable.
                            shuttle
                            an airline that provides service between two major airports that are
                            relatively close to each other, such as New York and Washington.
                            It  is  also  a  vehicle  or  train  that  goes  directly  back  and  forth
                            between two points, especially at an airport.
                            subway
                            a network of rapid transit trains that run underground.
                            uptown
                            the outer or northern parts of a city, typically more residential and
                            affluent in character than downtown areas.
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