campus | an area of land containing all the main buildings of a university | |
hydroelectricity | electricity that is made using water power | |
industrial estate | an area where is made using water power | |
magnate | a successful and powerful person in a particular industry- compare TYCOON an oil magnate | |
orphanage | a building where orphans live and are looked after | |
outskirts | the areas of a town or city that are furthest from the centre a park on the outskirts of Edinburgh | |
patent | an official document that gives someone who has invented something the legal right to make or sell.. | |
prestigious | admored and respected by a lot of people | |
quality | the quality of something is how good or how bad it is | |
refugee | someone who leaves their country because of a war or other threatening event | |
steel | a strong metal made from a mixture of iron and carbon | |
tanker | a large ship, truck or plane that carries petrol or oil | |
tailor | someone who makes clothes for men | |
untimely | adjective happening earlier than you expected | |
whaler | a large boat used for hunting whales | |