Created | Updated Apr 13, 2018
| American | British | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ding | dinge ? | a dent |
| freeway | motorway | jump rope | skipping rope | a rope with handles at each end used for exercise or by children as a game |
| parkway | large road | |
| rotary | roundabout | |
| squirt gun | water pistol | |
| sidewalk | pavement | raised part at side of road for pedestrians |
| in case | if | |
| else | otherwise | |
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