tourist class

Thân thiện

A family travels in tourist class on a train.

Definition

Noun: - An inexpensive class of accommodations on a ship, airplane, or train: This refers to the most basic and economical seating or cabin option available for travelers, typically offering fewer amenities than higher classes.

Usage

"Tourist class" is used to specify a type of travel accommodation. It functions as a noun, often appearing before another noun (e.g., "tourist class seat") or after a preposition (e.g., "travel in tourist class").

Examples

• Noun:
  • We booked our flight in tourist class to save money.
  • The tourist class cabins on the ship are located on the lower decks.
  • Is there a significant difference between business class and tourist class?

Advanced Usage

• "to fly tourist class": to travel by airplane in the economy section.
  • On long flights, I prefer to fly tourist class and use the savings for my hotel.

Variants and Related Words

• Economy class (n): A very common synonym for "tourist class," especially in air travel.
  • Economy class is often equivalent to what was traditionally called tourist class.
• Coach class (n): Another synonym, primarily used in North American English.
• Second class (n): A similar term, sometimes used for trains or ships.

Synonyms

• Economy class
• Coach class
• Second class (context-dependent)

Related Phrases

• Tourist-class ticket (n phrase): A ticket for travel in tourist class.
  • He purchased a tourist-class ticket for the transatlantic voyage.

Học thuật

Noun

1. inexpensive accommodations on a ship or train

Từ đồng nghĩa

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