transporter

[ trans-pawr-ter, -pohr-, trans-pawr-ter, -pohr- ]

/ trænsˈpɔr tər, -ˈpoʊr-, ˈtrænsˌpɔr tər, -ˌpoʊr- /

a person or thing that transports, especially a very large truck for large or heavy loads, as missiles or automobiles.

Nearby words

1525–35; tranport + -er¹

It also demonstrates the Buk was transported from Donestsk, through Torez, while still on the transporter.
MH17 Missile Can't Hide From These Internet Sleuths|Eliot Higgins|August 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In the affairs of manufacturer and transporter of commodities, methods are no less revolutionary.
Every-day Science: Volume VI. The Conquest of Nature|Henry Smith Williams
An inquiry produced the information that they were the first instalment of a "transbordeur," or transporter bridge.
The Romance of Modern Mechanism|Archibald Williams
Under the direction of the Grand Mognac, the Martians placed the terrible weapons in the transporter prepared for them.
Giants on the Earth|Sterner St. Paul Meek

The transporter bridge in a primitive form has existed for some centuries, but its present design is of very modern growth.
The Romance of Modern Mechanism|Archibald Williams
The Nantes "transporter" over the Loire differs from its fellows in one respect, viz.
The Romance of Modern Mechanism|Archibald Williams