transporter
noun
trans·port·er
tran(t)s-ˈpȯr-tər 
ˈtran(t)s-ˌpȯr-
: one that transports
especially
: a vehicle for transporting large or heavy loads
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The Army`s Dark Eagle system is based on a mobile transporter erector launcher where as the Naval system will be capable of launch from both Zumwalt-class destroyers and block V Virginia-class submarines.
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Adityajadhav, Interesting Engineering, 14 May 2026
The researchers also saw that genes for lactic acid transporters — the molecules that move lactic acid out of tissues — were active in the pecten oculi.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 13 May 2026
Using highly specialized transporters, engineers maneuvered the top four-fifths of the SLS core stage, the section containing the liquid hydrogen tank, liquid oxygen tank, intertank, and forward skirt, from inside NASA Michoud to the agency’s Pegasus barge.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2026
The amounts awarded range from $50,000 per company for transporters, to $245,000 each for dispensaries and infusers, to $750,000 for craft growers.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
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Adityajadhav, Interesting Engineering, 14 May 2026
The researchers also saw that genes for lactic acid transporters — the molecules that move lactic acid out of tissues — were active in the pecten oculi.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 13 May 2026
Using highly specialized transporters, engineers maneuvered the top four-fifths of the SLS core stage, the section containing the liquid hydrogen tank, liquid oxygen tank, intertank, and forward skirt, from inside NASA Michoud to the agency’s Pegasus barge.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2026
The amounts awarded range from $50,000 per company for transporters, to $245,000 each for dispensaries and infusers, to $750,000 for craft growers.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for transporter
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“Transporter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/transporter. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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