Directions & Position
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- above/əˈbʌv/preposition · A1In a higher position than something.
- abroad/əˈbɹɔːd/adverb · B1+In or to a different country than your own.
- across fromphrase · A2On the other side, facing you.
- adjacent/əˈd͡ʒeɪ.sənt/adjective · C1Right next to, sharing an edge.
- alongside/əˌlɒŋˈsaɪd/preposition · B2Close beside and moving with.
- amid/əˈmɪd/preposition · C1In the middle of a group of things.
- among/əˈmʌŋ/preposition · A2Surrounded by several things.
- anticlockwise/ˌæn.tiˈklɒk.waɪz/adverb · B1+Turning against the way clock hands go.
- at arm's lengthphrase · C1As far away as your reach, or kept at a distance.
- at the junctionphrase · B1Where two or more roads meet.
- atop/əˈtɒp/preposition · C1Right on the very top of.
- back to backphrase · B1With backs touching, facing away.
- back to frontphrase · B1With the rear part facing forward.
- bearingsnoun · B2Your sense of where you are and which way you face.
- behind/bɪˈhaɪnd/preposition · A1At the back of something.
- below/bɪˈləʊ/preposition · A1Lower down than something else.
- beneath/bɪˈniːθ/preposition · B1In a lower position than something.
- between/bɪˈtwiːn/preposition · A2In the space separating two things.
- carry straight onphrase · B1To keep going without turning off.
- central/ˈsɛntɹ(ə)l/adjective · B1In or near the middle.
- clockwise/ˈklɒkwaɪz/adverb · B1+Turning the way the hands of a clock go.
- clustered/ˈklʌstəd/adjective · B2+Gathered closely in a group.
- crossroadsnoun · B1+A place where two roads cross each other.
- cul-de-sac/ˈkʌldəsæk/noun · B2A short street closed at one end.
- dead endnoun · B1A road with no way out at the far end.
- detour/ˈdiː.tɔː(ɹ)/noun · B1+The longer way around you must take when the direct road is closed.
- diagonal/daɪ̯ˈæɡ(ə)nəl/adjective · B1+Running slantwise from corner to corner.
- double backphrase · B2To turn round and go the way you came.
- downhill/ˈdaʊnˌhɪl/adverb · B1+Going down a slope.
- downstream/ˌdaʊnˈstɹiːm/adverb · B2+With the flow of a river.
- eastbound/ˈistbaʊnd/adjective · B1+Travelling towards where the sun rises.
- end to endphrase · B2Joined so that the ends meet.
- evenly spacedphrase · B2With the same gap between each one.
- face to facephrase · B1Directly facing one another.
- faraway/ˈfɑɹəweɪ/adjective · B1+At a great distance.
- foremost/ˈfɔː.məʊst/adjective · B2+In front of all the others.
- fork/fɔːk/noun · A2A tool with sharp points, used for picking up food.
- go pastphrase · A2To continue beyond something without stopping.
- hard shouldernoun · B2The strip at the edge of a motorway for emergencies.
- horizontal/ˌhɒɹɪˈzɒn.təl/adjective · B1+Flat and level, like the line where sky meets sea.
- in a circlephrase · A2Arranged around in a ring.
- in a rowphrase · A2Arranged in one straight line.
- in front ofphrase · A1Facing the forward side of something.
- inland/ˈɪnlənd/adverb · B2+Away from the sea, towards the middle of a country.
- innermost/ˈɪnɚmoʊst/adjective · C1Nearest the very middle.
- inside out/ˌɪnsaɪdˈaʊt/phrase · B1With the inner surface turned to the outside.
- landmark/ˈlændmɑːk/noun · B2Something easy to see and recognise, which tells you where you are or which way to go.
- lay-by/ˈleɪ.baɪ/noun · B2A place at the roadside to pull in and stop.
- lowermostadjective · C1Lowest of all.
- nearby/ˌnɪə(ɹ)ˈbaɪ/adverb · B2A short distance away.
- northbound/ˈnɔɹθbaʊnd/adjective · B1+Travelling towards the north.
- offshore/ɒfˈʃɔː(ɹ)/adverb · B2Out at sea, away from the coast.
- one-way streetnoun · B1A road where traffic may go in one direction only.
- opposite directionnoun · B1The way exactly against the one taken.
- orientation/ˌɔː.ɹi.ənˈteɪ.ʃən/noun · C1The welcome sessions that show newcomers how everything works.
- out of reachphrase · B1Too far away to be taken.
- outermost/ˈaʊtɚmoʊst/adjective · B2+Furthest from the centre.
- overhead/ˈəʊvəˌhɛd/adverb · B1+Directly above your head.
- overpass/ˈəʊvə(ɹ)pæs/noun · B1+A bridge carrying one road above another.
- overseas/ˌəʊvəˈsiːz/adverb · B2Across the sea from where you are.
- parallel/ˈpæ.ɹəˌlɛl/adjective · B2Running side by side, never meeting.
- pedestrian crossingnoun · B1The marked place where people may walk across.
- peripheral/pəˈɹɪf(ə)ɹ(ə)l/noun · C1Any device plugged in around the main machine.
- perpendicular/ˌpɜː.pənˈdɪk.jə.lə(ɹ)/adjective · B2+Meeting at a perfect right angle.
- rearmostadjective · C1Furthest to the back.
- roundabout/ˈɹaʊndəˌbaʊt/noun · B1+The circular meeting of roads where cars go around a middle island.
- route/ɹuːt/noun · A2+The particular way you choose to go from here to there.
- scattered/ˈskætɚd/adjective · C1Spread about with no order.
- shortcut/ˈʃɔːtkʌt/noun · A2+The quicker smaller path that saves you time.
- side by sidephrase · B1Next to each other in a line.
- signpostedadjective · B2Marked with signs showing the way.
- slip roadnoun · B2The short road joining or leaving a motorway.
- southbound/ˈsaʊθbaʊnd/adjective · B1+Travelling towards the south.
- straight aheadphrase · A2Directly in front, with no turning.
- subway/ˈsʌbˌweɪ/noun · A2+The city train that runs in tunnels under the streets.
- t-junctionnoun · B2Where a road ends by joining another across it.
- take the first turningphrase · B1To leave the road at the earliest junction.
- throughout/θɹuːˈaʊt/preposition · B1In every part of, from start to finish.
- topmost/tɒpˈməʊst/adjective · B2+Highest of all.
- turn leftphrase · A1To change direction towards the side of your heart.
- turn rightphrase · A1To change direction towards your other side.
- underfoot/ʌndəˈfʊt/adverb · B2+Directly beneath where you walk.
- underneath/ˌʌndəˈniːθ/preposition · B1Directly below and covered by.
- uphill/ˈʌphɪl/adverb · B1+Going up a slope.
- upright/ˈʌpɹaɪt/adjective · B2Standing straight up.
- upside down/ˌʌpsaɪd ˈdaʊn/phrase · B2With the top part at the bottom.
- upstream/ʌpˈstɹiːm/adverb · B2+Against the flow of a river.
- vertical/ˈvɜː.tɪ.kəl/adjective · B2Straight up and down.
- westbound/ˈwɛstbaʊnd/adjective · B1+Travelling towards where the sun sets.
- within/wɪðˈɪn/preposition · B1Inside the limits of.
- within reachphrase · B1Near enough to take hold of.