# Finding Your Way Advanced

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- CEFR: C1 (Advanced)
- Theme: Travel & Transportation
- Words: 22
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Directions vocabulary for describing terrain precisely, including latitude, longitude and a bearing, plus a labyrinthine, circuitous or convoluted route.

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## Word list

* **signage** /ˈsaɪnɪdʒ/: All the direction boards and notices in a public place, taken as a whole. — “The **signage** in this airport is clear and easy to follow.”
* **meander** /miˈændər/: To follow a winding path instead of going in a straight line. — “The lane **meanders** through the old part of town.”
* **labyrinthine** /ˌlæbərˈɪnˌθin/: So complicated, like a maze, that it's very easy to get lost. — “We got lost in the city's **labyrinthine** back streets.”
* **circuitous** /sərˈkjuɪtəs/: Much longer and more indirect than the most direct way. — “We took a **circuitous** route to avoid the roadworks.”
* **convoluted** /ˈkɑnvəˌlutəd/: Extremely complicated and hard to follow, with many twists. — “His **convoluted** directions left us more confused than before.”
* **navigable** /ˈnævəɡəbəl/: Possible to travel along or find a way through safely. — “The old towpath is still **navigable** on foot.”
* **traverse** /ˈtrævərs/: To cross or move through an area, especially a difficult one. — “The trail **traverses** the entire mountain range.”
* **circumvent** /ˌsɜrkəmˈvɛnt/: To find a way around an obstacle instead of going straight through it. — “Drivers **circumvented** the closed road by using back streets.”
* **reorient** /riˈɔriɛnt/: To work out where you are and which way to go, after being confused. — “It took a moment to **reorient** myself outside the station.”
* **deviate** /ˈdiviˌeɪt/: To turn away from the route or plan you were following. — “The bus had to **deviate** from its usual route because of roadworks.”
* **terrain** /tərˈeɪn/: The physical shape and surface of an area of ground, such as how steep or rocky it is. — “The **terrain** gets rough once you leave the main track.”
* **latitude** /ˈlætəˌtud/: The measure of how far north or south of the equator a place lies. — “Iceland sits at almost the same **latitude** as Alaska.”
* **legend** /ˈlɛdʒənd/: The panel on a map that explains what its colours and small pictures mean. — “Check the **legend** to see which line marks a footpath.”
* **grid** /ɡrɪd/: A pattern of crossing lines on a map, used to give the exact position of a place. — “She read our **grid** reference straight off the map.”
* **bearing** /ˈbɛrɪŋ/: The direction of a place from where you stand, measured in degrees from north. — “Take a **bearing** on that far tower before the fog closes in.”
* **longitude** /ˈlɑndʒəˌtud/: The distance east or west of an imaginary line running through Greenwich, measured in degrees. — “The ship's exact **longitude** was recorded in the log.”
* **meridian** /mərˈɪdiən/: An imaginary line running from the North Pole to the South Pole, used to measure longitude. — “Greenwich sits on the prime **meridian**.”
* **gazetteer**: An index of place names, often included with a map, giving their locations. — “He looked up the village in the **gazetteer** at the back of the atlas.”
* **azimuth**: The direction of a point, measured as an angle from north. — “The surveyor calculated the **azimuth** to the distant tower.”
* **surveyor** /sərˈveɪər/: A person whose job is to measure and record the features of an area of land. — “A **surveyor** marked out the boundaries of the new estate.”
* **vicinity** /vəˈsɪnəti/: The area immediately around a particular place. — “Are there any decent cafes in the **vicinity** of the station?”
* **inland** /ˈɪnˌlænd/: Away from the sea, towards the middle of a country. — “We drove **inland** for an hour and the air got much warmer.”

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