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A Categorized List of Types of Vehicles

Scott Jensen | Dec 11, 2011 |

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Since the beginning of history mankind has had to develop many types of vehicles in order to travel about the world. There has been a surprisingly large variety of methods of transportation over land, sea, and air, and even space in recent times.

The following list may pique your interest. You may explore an unusual type of automobile or air vehicle. You might find the list useful for a classroom activity.

The list is not complete. You will probably think of some other type of boat or train that isn’t here. Also, some of the vehicles fit into more than one category. Never the less, the list is rather inspiring. Who knows what future types of vehicles might be added to such a list that have yet to be invented or even conceived.

Air Vehicles

Airplane

Airship

Autogyro

Balloon

Biplane

Blimp

Bomber

chopper

Concord

crop duster

dirigible

dive bomber

fighter

glider

gyrocopter

hang glider

helibus

helicopter

hot air balloon

jet pack

jetliner

jet-propelled individual "jumpers"

jumbo jet

kite

Lear jet

monoplane

parachutes

rockets

sailplane

seaplane

spy plane

tow plane

turboprop

ultralight

zeppelin

Water Vehicles

aircraft carrier

ark

barge

bathysphere

battleship

boat

cabin cruiser

canal boat

canoe

cargo ship

catamaran

cruise ship

destroyer

dinghy

dugout

ferry

fireboat

fishing boat

flatboat

frigate

galleon

gondola

houseboat

hovercraft

hydrofoil

hydroplane

ice boat

iceboat

icebreaker

kayak

life raft

lifeboat

longboat

man-of-war

minesweeper

motorboat

ocean liner

oil tanker

outrigger

paddle wheeler

powerboat

racing sloop

raft

riverboat

rowboat

sailboat

schooner

sea sled

ship

skiff

speedboat

steamboat

steamship

submarine

submersible

supertanker

surfboard

swamp buggy

tanker

trawler

tugboat

U-boat

water skis

water-ski sails

windjammer

yacht

Road Vehicles

18 wheeler

Ambulance

armored car

asphalt spreader

automobile

big rig

brougham (type of carriage)

buckboard (type of wagon)

buggy

bus

cab

camper

car

caravan

carriage

cart

cement mixer

cement truck

coach and four (wagon with 4 horses)

compact

convertible

coupe

cycle

delivery truck

dog cart

donkey cart

dragster

dray (Wagon)

dump truck

eighteen-wheeler

fire engine

flatbed truck

foot scooter

four-door sedan

garbage truck

go-cart

hansom cab

hatchback

hearse

hook and ladder

horse and carriage

horse van

horse-drawn cart

hot rod

hover car

inline skates

kart

landau

lemon

limo

limousine

livestock van

microbus

midget racer

minibus

minivan

mobile home

moped

motor home

motor scooter

motorcycle

moving van

mule-drawn cart

multipurpose vehicle

omnibus

oxcart

pallet truck

panel truck

patrol car

patrol wagon

pedicab

pedicar

pickup truck

police car

race car

rickshaw

roadster

roller skates

scooter

sedan chair

semitrailer

side-wheeler

skateboard

skates

sports car

squad car

stagecoach

station wagon

steamroller

surrey

taxi

taxicab

ten-speed

tow truck

town car

tractor trailer

trailer

tricycle

truck

two-door sedan

van

velocipede

wheelchair

Rail Vehicles

Boxcar

bullet train

cable car

caboose

coal car on train

cog railroad

diesel locomotive

dining car on train

electric train

elevated railroad

express train

flatcar

freight car

freight train

funicular railroad

locomotive

monorail

passenger train

railroad coach

railroad Pullman

rapid transit

rocket sled

sleeping car on train

steam locomotive

steam train

stock car

streetcar

subway

train

tram

trolley car

Vehicles for All Terrains

all terrain vehicle

ATV

beach buggy

bicycle

caterpillar tractor

Conestoga wagon

covered wagon

dirt bike

dune buggy

earth mover

flying boat

freighter

horseback

jeep

land rover

litter

Mars Rover

mountain bike

off-road vehicle

pony express

prairie schooner

recreational vehicle

steam shovel

tank

trail bike

wagon train

walking

wheelbarrow

Snow & Ice Vehicles

bobsled

dogsled

ice skates

plow

skis

sled

sledge

sleigh

snowmobile

snowplow

snowshoes

toboggan

zamboni

Space Vehicles

Capsule

Rocket Ship

Satellite

Solar Sail

space shuttle

Space Station

space vehicles

spaceship

Other Types of Vehicles

baby carriage

bulldozer

camel

chair lift

chariot

circus wagon

combine

crane

elephant

elevator

escalator

forklift

front-end loader

golf cart

hand truck

handcar

handcart

harvester

hay wagon

howdah

lawnmower

llama

moving platform

pack-horse

push cart

shopping cart

slide

stretcher

stroller

thresher

unicycle

wrecker

I hope you enjoyed perusing this list. Feel free to print it off and use it for anything you like. It is truly amazing to think of how many types of vehicles the human race has used over the centuries and even millennia!