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transporter

trans·por·ter

UK/tɹænsˈpɔːt.ə/ US/tɹansˈpɔːt.ə/ fairly common

noun

1.

a long truck for carrying motor vehicles

2.

a crane for moving material with dispatch as in loading and unloading ships

3.

a moving belt that transports objects (as in a factory)

Origin

From transport + -er.

Phrases

  • car transporter
  • personal transporter
  • transporter bridge

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