transporter

/træntsˈpɔrdər/
/trænzˈpɔtə/
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Other forms: transporters

Definitions of transporter
  1. noun
    a long truck for carrying motor vehicles
    synonyms: car transporter
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    type of:
    motortruck, truck
    an automotive vehicle suitable for hauling
  2. noun
    a crane for moving material with dispatch as in loading and unloading ships
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    type of:
    crane
    lifts and moves heavy objects; lifting tackle is suspended from a pivoted boom that rotates around a vertical axis
  3. noun
    a moving belt that transports objects (as in a factory)
    synonyms: conveyer, conveyer belt, conveyor, conveyor belt
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    types:
    carousel, carrousel, luggage carousel, luggage carrousel
    a conveyer belt that carries luggage to be claimed by air travelers
    type of:
    belt
    endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys
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