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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Hauling the rocket was a massive vehicle known as a crawler-transporter that NASA uses to convey spacecraft.
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 20 Jan. 2026
This multi-mode missile offers enhanced performance against moving and stationary armor, air defense units, patrol craft, artillery, transporter erector/launchers, radar sites and C2 nodes, in addition to bunkers and other structures in urban and complex terrain.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 18 Jan. 2026
An enormous, moving platform known as a crawler-transporter will carry the 11 million-pound Artemis II rocket to NASA’s historic Launch Pad 39B, which was also used during the Apollo and space shuttle programs.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 17 Jan. 2026
Weighing in at 11 million pounds, the Space Launch System rocket and Orion crew capsule on top made the move aboard a massive transporter that was used during the Apollo and shuttle eras.
—Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2026
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 20 Jan. 2026
This multi-mode missile offers enhanced performance against moving and stationary armor, air defense units, patrol craft, artillery, transporter erector/launchers, radar sites and C2 nodes, in addition to bunkers and other structures in urban and complex terrain.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 18 Jan. 2026
An enormous, moving platform known as a crawler-transporter will carry the 11 million-pound Artemis II rocket to NASA’s historic Launch Pad 39B, which was also used during the Apollo and space shuttle programs.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 17 Jan. 2026
Weighing in at 11 million pounds, the Space Launch System rocket and Orion crew capsule on top made the move aboard a massive transporter that was used during the Apollo and shuttle eras.
—Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2026
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“Transporter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/transporter. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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