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An airplane is a heavier-than-air craft whose lift is generated by airflow over the wings creating a strong pressure difference. In video games, airplanes are used for travel and as a type of weaponry.
A barrel is a hollow cylindrical container, traditionally made of wood staves and bound with iron hoops. In video games, it is used in many ways to fill up a level or even be used in one. They also may explode. Use caution when around barrels.
A watercraft designed to travel on top of bodies of water. A favored tool of pirates and criminals.
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A buoy is a floating object generally used to either aid in the navigation of waterways or the collection of data. In games they frequently serve as obstacles.
Cars go places. Hopefully fast.
A construct consisting of crossed bars. Vertical grates are particularly suited for climbing.
Helicopters are flying vehicles, typically with a single large main rotor to maintain lift with a tail rotor to counter rotation induced by this main rotor. They are useful in air to ground combat as well as for quickly inserting and recovering infantry close to the front line.
A Jeep is usually a 4x4 vehicle equipped with a mounted machine gun, it is best used as a transport vehicle.
Lava is molten rock, usually from the interior of a planet, and in games is often used as a hazard to players, or as a visible gameplay-area boundary.
A mechanical device that rotates to push against air or water.
Sometimes you'll encounter big-ass ramps, often in racing games.
Sand is a fine, granular material composed mainly of rock and mineral, primarily silica. Sand is the primary environment of many games with settings that include deserts, beaches, and the ocean floor, among many others.
Vessel for transportation through water.
A vehicle for use on snow or ice that is driven by a conveyor belt on its posterior and skis on its anterior.
An arrow placed on a race track, when driven over, allows the player's vehicle to go beyond it's regular speed and acceleration capabilities.
An unidentified flying object, usually synonymous with alien saucers.
Even though water in games tends to bring about death, we all still hold it near and dear to us. After all, the human body is comprised mostly of it.
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