British vs. American Vocabulary Part 3

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British English / American English

level crossing /grade crossing
lift /elevator
lolly /lollipop
lollipop lady (or man) /crossing guard
loose cover /slipcover
lorry /truck
loudhailer /bullhorn
low loader /flatbed truck
lucky dip /grab bag
luggage van /baggage car
maize /corn
mangetout /snow pea
market garden /truck farm
marshalling yard /railroad yard
maths /math
metalled road /paved road
milometer /odometer
minim (music) /half note
mobile phone /cell phone
monkey tricks /monkeyshines
motorway expressway;/ highway
mum/mummy /mom/mommy
nappy /diaper
needlecord /pinwale
newsreader /newscaster
noughts and crosses /tic-tac-toe
number plate /license plate
off-licence /liquor store; package store
opencast mining /open-pit mining
ordinary share /common stock
oven glove /oven mitt
paddling pool /wading pool
paracetamol /acetaminophen
parting (in hair) /part
patience /solitaire
pavement /sidewalk
pay packet /pay envelope
pedestrian crossing /crosswalk
peg /clothespin
pelmet /valance
petrol /gas; gasoline
physiotherapy /physical therapy
pinafore dress /jumper
plain chocolate /dark chocolate
plain flour /all-purpose flour
polo neck /turtleneck
positive discrimination /reverse discrimination
postal vote /absentee ballot
postbox /mailbox
postcode /zip code
potato crisp /potato chip
power point /electrical outlet
pram /baby carriage; stroller
press stud /snap
press-up /pushup
private soldier /GI
public school /private school
public transport /public transportation
punchbag /punching bag
pushchair /stroller
pylon /utility pole
quantity surveyor /estimator
quaver (music) /eighth note
queue /line
racing car /race car
railway /railroad
real tennis /court tennis
recorded delivery /certified mail
registration plate /license plate
remould (tyre) /retread
reverse the charges /call collect
reversing lights /back-up lights
right-angled triangle /right triangle
ring road /beltway
roundabout (at a fair) /carousel
roundabout (in road) /traffic circle
rowing boat /rowboat
sailing boat /sailboat
saloon (car) /sedan
sandpit /sandbox
sandwich cake /layer cake
sanitary towel /sanitary napkin
self-raising flour /self-rising flour
semibreve (music) /whole note
semitone (music) /half step
share option /stock option
shopping trolley /shopping cart
show house/home /model home
silencer (on a car) /muffler
silverside /rump roast
skeleton in the cupboard /skeleton in the closet
skimmed milk /skim milk
skipping rope /jump rope
skirting board /baseboard
sledge /sled
sleeper /railroad tie
sleeping partner /silent partner
slowcoach /slowpoke
snakes and ladders /chutes and ladders
solicitor /lawyer
soya/soya bean /soy/soybean
splashback /backsplash
spring onion /scallion
stag night /bachelor party
Stanley knife /utility knife
starter /appetizer
state school /public school
storm in a teacup /tempest in a teapot
surtitle /supertitle
swede /rutabaga
sweet(s) /candy
takeaway (food) /takeout; to go
taxi rank /taxi stand
tea towel /dish towel
terrace house /row house
tick /check mark
ticket tout /scalper
timber /lumber
titbit /tidbit
toffee apple /candy apple or caramel apple
touch wood /knock on wood
trade union /labor union
trading estate /industrial park
trainers /sneakers
transport cafe /truck stop
trolley /shopping cart
twelve-bore /twelve-gauge
underground /subway
vacuum flask /thermos bottle
verge (of a road) /shoulder
vest /undershirt
veterinary surgeon /veterinarian
wagon (on a train) /car
waistcoat /vest
walking frame /walker
wardrobe /closet
water ice /Italian ice
weatherboard /clapboard
white coffee /coffee with cream
white spirit /mineral spirits
wholemeal bread /wholewheat bread
windcheater /windbreaker
windscreen /windshield
wing (of a car) /fender
worktop /countertop
zebra crossing /crosswalk
zed (letter Z) /zee
zip /zipper