Dictionaries and Glossaries

Susan C. Dresley, Volpe National Transportation Systems Center Library, compiler

American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Transportation Glossary. Washington, DC: 1983, 105p.

Batty, David. Transportation Research Thesaurus and User's Guide. Washington. DC: Transportation Research Board, 2001. NCHRP Report 450.

This report describes the Transportation Research Thesaurus, which is included as a CD-ROM. It also illustrates how the thesaurus should be used when developing index terms for a publication. The report will be useful to indexers and other readers who are interested in a deeper understanding of the thesaurus.

Cavinato, Joseph L., ed. Supply Chain and Transportation Dictionary. 4th ed. Norwell, MA: Kluwer Academic Pub., 2000.

Enlarged edition of Transportation-Logistics Dictionary.

Chasseuil, G. and Y. Laufer. A Practical Glossary of International Transport. (EN-FR-GER). 3rd ed. With Supplement. 1983, 231p.

Citizen/Government Transportation Planning Center. Transportation Language: A Glossary of Terms. Windsor, CT: 1979, 56p.

Coleman, Ronny J. Hazardous Materials Dictionary. Lancaster, PA: Technomic Publishing AG, 1988, 176p.

Cyr, Claude. Transportation Glossary: Air-Motor-Rail-Water: English-French: Regulatory Reporter. Ottawa: Canadian Law Information Council, 1989, 70p.

Elms, C. P., et al. Dictionary of Public Transport. Dusseldorf: Alba Buchverlag; Washington, DC: N. D. Lea, 1981, 320p.(Ger-En-Fr)

European Conference of Ministers of Transport. List of Descriptors in Transport Economics: English. 4th ed. Washington, DC: OECD Publications and Information Centre. 1989, 121p.

Fox, Malcolm A. Glossary for Worldwide Transportation of Dangerous Goods and Hazardous Materials. Boca Raton, FL: Lewis Publishers, 2000, 336p.

Gray, Benita H., ed. Urban Public Transportation Glossary. Washington, DC: Transportation Research Board, 1969, 74p.

Revised and updated version of 1978 edition.

International Road Transport Union. Dictionary of Road Transport Terminology in Four Languages, English, French, German and Spanish. Amsterdam; New York: Elsevier, 1988, 351p.

Jackson, Alan A. The Railway Dictionary: An A-Z of Railway Terminology. 2nd ed. Phoenix Mill, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England: Alan Sutton Publishing Ltd. 1996, 325p.

"The objective was to record and define railway terms and phrases, including colloquialisms and slang, by expanding and supplementing rather than repeating the information found in Standard English language dictionaries. Principally concerned with British usage, this dictionary exposes the user to the whole range of specialized language relating to rail transport in all its modes, including tramways and light railways."

Michaux, J. P., Elsevier's Dictionary of Transport and Logistics. Amsterdam: Elsevier Science, 1998, 578p. In French-English and English-French.

At about 25,000 terms, this dictionary contains a collection of words and expressions pertaining to the various modes of transport and logistics. Designed to assist all parties involved in transport to communicate more efficiently with foreign users of the language.

Ovens, E. Albert. A Glossary of Traffic Terms and Abbreviations, Including a List of Tariff Publishing Agencies. New York: the Traffic Service Corporation, 1972, 37p.

U. S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Transportation Acronym Guide. Washington, DC: 1996, 41p.

This guide compiles and identifies transportation-related acronyms throughout the Department of Transportation, other government agencies, federal government, private organizations, Canada, and Mexico. Acronyms appear in alphabetical order, followed by its definition and source citation. Latest version is available on the web at http://www.bts.gov/programs/btsprod/tag/index.html.

U. S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Transportation Expressions, 1996. Washington, DC: 1996, 207p.

Contains, by continent, 1,925 transportation profiles and contacts in 189 countries, plus 42 dependencies and areas of special sovereignty. Data entries are restricted primarily to government and quasi-government agencies and organizations. Also included are 59 transnational organizations that span the interests and responsibilities of several countries and, in some cases, continents. Telephone numbers and addresses are included, as are embassy email and web addresses where available. Latest edition is available at http://www.bts.gov/programs/btsprod/expr/index.html