Places - Various Types of Buildings
Here are the principal definitions of each word with an example sentence using the target word in context.
| car park | an area where cars are placed while not in use | I left my car in the car park and caught the bus into the city. |
| castle | a palace, usually antique building where kings and queens lived | We visited the castle overlooking the village on our trip to Brownsbury. |
| cathedral | a catholic place of worship, main church | They saw all the majestic cathedrals of France on their summer holiday. |
| church | a place of worship for Christians | He goes to church every Sunday. |
| office | a workplace in a building | I got to the office late this morning and my boss was very angry with me. |
| office block | a building of offices | The company rented space in that new office block on Main street. |
| park | public garden, play area | Let's go take a walk in the park. |
| post office | a public office responsible for sending letters by mail | Take this letter down to the post office and mail it immediately. |
| pub | a public establishment where one can buy alcoholic beverages | We went down to the pub for a pint of beer. |
| seafront | waterfront | Let's go take a walk on the seafront. |
| skyscraper | extremely tall building, usually in the city center | New York has over one hundred magnificent skyscrapers. |
| station | a stop for transportation; a base | I've got to go to the station to catch my bus. |
| bus station | a stop for transportation by bus or coach | I'm leaving at six from the bus station. |
| fire station | a base for the fire department where fire engines and firemen work | The alarm rang through the fire station at three in the morning. |
| police station | a base for the police department | We went to the police station to report the robbery of our bicycles. |
| railway station | a stop for transportation by train (British English | We need to be at the railway station by five o'clock. |
| town hall | the building which houses a community's governmental agencies | They went to town hall to pick up his voter's registration forms. |
| bar (American English) | a public establishment where one can buy alcholic beverages | We went to the bar after work to drink a few beers |
