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American V British English

What do we use in British English instead of the American English words below?

# American English  British English
1 Backhoe Digger, Mechanical Digger, Excavator, or JCB
2 Barrette Hair Slide
3 Bedroom Community  Suburb/Commuter Town, Dormitory Town
4 Cleats Football Boots, Rugby Boots (studded footwear)
5 Bellhop Hotel Porter
6 Blacktop Road Surface / Tarmac
7 Deplane Alight an Aeroplane – Disembark
8 Bobby Pin  Hair Grip
9 Booger Bogey
10 Bookmobile  Mobile Library
11 Breadbox  Bread Bin
12 Downspout Drainpipe
13 Bullhorn  Loud Hailer / Megaphone
14 Canadian Bacon  Back Bacon
15 Certified Mail  Recorded Delivery
16 Checking Account  Current Account
17 Comfort Station  A Public Toilet
18 Divided Highway Dual Carriageway
19 Cremains  Remains, Ashes (of a dead body)
20 District Attorney Crown Prosecutor / Procurator Fiscal