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car transporter

car transporter

2.8
A large truck that carries several cars to dealerships
  • noun
  • /kɑr ˈtrænspɔrtər/
translation icon : transporte de coches
  • The car transporter arrived early this morning.

Examples

  • The dealership received its new vehicles on a car transporter yesterday.

  • We saw a car transporter loaded with shiny new sedans on the highway.

  • After the race, the damaged cars were loaded onto a car transporter for removal.

  • I saw a car transporter on the highway yesterday.

  • The car transporter arrived early in the morning to deliver new vehicles to the dealership.

  • We watched as the car transporter unloaded several shiny, new cars at the parking lot.

  • The company uses a large car transporter to transport vehicles across the country to meet demand.

Synonyms

transporter
vscar transporter
130 4.5

A large truck that carries cars from one place to another

is specific to delivering multiple vehicles at once to dealers or customers
car carrier
vscar transporter
1 2.8

A large truck or trailer that moves many cars to dealers

is used generally for carrying various vehicles to dealers or customers

Surface Forms

car transporter singular
car transporters plural

Morphology

car + transporter

The meaning 'a large truck designed to carry multiple motor vehicles' is directly and compositionally derivable from 'car' (motor vehicle) + 'transporter' (a vehicle or device for transporting things). This follows a regular noun–noun compound pattern that is cross-linguistically common and thus readily understandable to a B1 learner who knows the constituent words.

Etymology

Car transporter is a very literal name: the word car and the word transporter together show a truck that carries many cars on a long trailer. So, it means 'a large truck used to deliver several vehicles at once'.