British-American Automotive Terms

A car enthusiast venturing into the arena of British automobiles is immediately exposed to a new vocabulary. This crossword provides the British terms. Try your hand at filling the puzzle with the American equivalents.

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Across

1. cats eyes (embedded in road)

4. central reservation

8. windscreen

9. zebra crossing

10. bonnet

12. gear box

16. saloon car

17. lorry

18. aerial

Down

2. estate car (two words)

3. give way

4. silencer

5. petrol

6. diversion

7. demister

9. drophead

11. wing

13. flyover

14. roundabout

15. motorway

17. boot

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