car carrier
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2.8
- noun
- /kɑr ˈkɛrɪər/
:
transportador de coches
- The car carrier arrived early in the morning.
Examples
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After purchasing his new truck, he arranged for a car carrier to transport it to his home.
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After the auction, the classic cars were carefully loaded onto the car carrier for transport.
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The dealership received a shipment of new vehicles on a car carrier early this morning.
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We saw a massive car carrier driving down the highway loaded with brand-new sedans.
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Many car carriers transport vehicles across the country.
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The large car carrier arrived at the dealership, ready to unload dozens of new vehicles.
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We watched the car carrier drive by, filled to the brim with shiny, brand-new cars.
Synonyms
130
4.5
A large truck that carries cars from one place to another
A large truck that carries several cars to dealerships
How Big
1
2.8
78
2.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: a 'carrier' is something that carries, and prefacing it with 'car' specifies what is carried, so a B1 learner who knows 'car' and 'carrier' can infer it denotes a vehicle or ship that transports cars. This noun–noun compound follows a common and cross‑linguistically transparent pattern, making the sense predictable without prior exposure.
Etymology
Car carrier comes from the simple image of a large trailer or truck that holds many cars stacked on levels like a moving parking garage. Because carrier means 'one who carries', the name now means 'a truck that transports many cars'.