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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SpaceX scrubbed a Wednesday night launch attempt from KSC’s Launch Pad 39-A because of a hydraulic issue on a clamp arm of the transporter erector apparatus that holds the Falcon 9 rocket up adjacent the launch tower.
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Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2025
This is the first instance of Washington targeting a Chinese refinery directly instead of focusing on middlemen or transporters.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
People can walk up stairs to the mezzanine or take a transporter, aka elevator.
—Judith Kohler, The Denver Post, 28 Feb. 2025
Researchers found that plants with a mutation in a protein transporter (ABCG5) couldn’t follow the light.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 12 Feb. 2025
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Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2025
This is the first instance of Washington targeting a Chinese refinery directly instead of focusing on middlemen or transporters.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
People can walk up stairs to the mezzanine or take a transporter, aka elevator.
—Judith Kohler, The Denver Post, 28 Feb. 2025
Researchers found that plants with a mutation in a protein transporter (ABCG5) couldn’t follow the light.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 12 Feb. 2025
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“Transporter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/transporter. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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