British and American Words by Common Definition #3

Do you know the words used more commonly in British and American English respectively, given a common definition?

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BrE	Definition	AmE
crisp	Thin slice of potato fried or baked until crisp, eaten as a snack	chip
autumn	Season after summer and before winter	fall
boot	Enclosed space at the back of a car for carrying luggage or other goods	trunk
sweet	Small piece of confectionery made with sugar, usually consumed by sucking	candy
lift	Platform or compartment in a shaft for raising and lowering people or things to different levels	elevator
dustbin	Container for household refuse	trash can
bonnet	Hinged metal cover over the engine at the front of a motor vehicle	hood
nappy	Towelling wrapped round a baby's bottom and between legs to absorb and retain urine and faeces	diaper
drink-driving	Crime of driving a vehicle with an excess of alcohol in the blood	drunk driving
lost property	Place where lost articles are stored to await retrieval by their owners	lost and found
torch	Portable battery-powered electric lamp	flashlight

BrE	Definition	AmE
pack of cards	Set of playing cards	deck of cards
ladybird	Small beetle with a domed back which is typically red or yellow with black spots	ladybug
braces	Pair of straps that pass over the shoulders, used to hold trousers up	suspenders
postbox	Large public box with a slot into which letters etc. are placed for collection by the post office	mailbox
pedestrian crossing	Specified part of a road where pedestrians have right of way to cross	crosswalk
pram	Four-wheeled carriage for a baby, pushed by a person on foot	baby carriage
fringe	Front part of a person's hair cut so as to hang over the forehead	bangs
roundabout	Place where three or more roads join and traffic must go around a circular area in the middle	traffic circle
invigilator	Supervisor of candidates during an examination	proctor