transporter
130
4.5
- noun
- /trænˈspɔrtər/
:
camión portacoches
- During the move, a large transporter transported all of our cars to the new location.
And my transporter would wait in the car park.
- And my transporter would wait in the car park.
Examples
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She let me use her transporter to get back here.
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A complete SSTAR module would be capable of transport by ship or heavy-haul ground transporter.
Academic text (2009) -
And my transporter would wait in the car park.
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I'm looking for a transporter.
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Late one night a transporter drove through the deserted city.
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Aye, well, these old transporters were only ever used for cargo, but a few modifications seem to do the trick.
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The fuelwood harvested is sold to commercial transporters at a rural market price negotiated by the villagers.
Academic text (1999) -
The transporter arrived early in the morning to load the vehicles for delivery.
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The car transporter was filled with new cars ready to be shipped to the dealership.
Synonyms
35
3.2
A vehicle that transports goods or people
1
2.8
A large truck or trailer that moves many cars to dealers
A large truck that carries several cars to dealerships
Compounds
How Big
130
4.5
9
4.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Transporter comes from trans- 'across' and port 'to carry', the same root as transport and porter. So a transporter is something that 'carries across', like a large truck that moves cars from one place to another.