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Index of Briticisms

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V

British

American

vacuum flask Thermos bottle
valve (thermionic type found in old radio) tube
van (in the UK a medium-sized goods-carrying 
       vehicle, usually without rear side windows)
delivery truck
VHF (radio band)  (see also medium wave) FM radio
VAT (value added tax) sales tax
verge, grass verge (strip of land bordering
                           road, path or flowerbed)
shoulder 
vest undershirt, tank top
video [colloq.] (referring to the machine) VCR (video cassette recorder)

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