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Free City & Directions vocabulary flashcards at the B1 level — all 35 words with definitions and examples. Study them with spaced repetition and recognize and use these words confidently in real conversations.
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crossroads
a place where two roads cross each other.
roundabout
a circular place where several roads meet and cars go around it.
pavement
the flat path beside a road where people walk.
block
a group of buildings with streets on every side of it.
avenue
a wide street in a city, often lined with trees.
alley
a narrow path between two buildings.
landmark
a place that is easy to recognize and helps people find their way.
entrance
the place where people go into a building.
signpost
a sign beside a road that shows directions and distances to places.
pedestrian
a person who is traveling on foot.
distance
the amount of space between two places.
to head
to move toward a particular place or direction.
to reach
to arrive at a place after traveling.
to continue
to keep going in the same direction without stopping.
to face
to have the front of something pointing toward a place.
to wander
to walk around slowly without a clear direction.
nearby
close to a place, not far away.
ahead
in front of you, further along the way you are going.
central
in the middle of a city.
kerb
the raised edge between a pavement and the road.
outskirts
the parts of a city that are far from the center.
vicinity
the area close to or around a particular place.
district
an area of a city known for a particular purpose or feature.
detour
a longer route taken to avoid a problem on the usual road.
monument
a structure built to remember an important person or event.
suburb
a residential area on the edge of a city.
to navigate
to find your way through or around a place.
to approach
to move closer to a place or person.
to merge
to join together smoothly, especially when driving.
to bypass
to go around a place instead of through it.
residential
relating to an area where people live rather than work.
urban
relating to a city or town rather than the countryside.
congested
so full of traffic that vehicles move very slowly.
accessible
easy to reach or enter.
adjacent
next to or very close to something.