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 second stage exploded in this huge ball of fire, and then the payload kind of teetered on top of the transporter erector.
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ArsTechnica, 5 May 2025
Your kidneys have specialized proteins, called transporters, that use potassium to funnel sodium out of your body through your urine.
—Alisa Hrustic, Health, 1 May 2025
The compounds in grapefruit can hamper the function of proteins known as drug transporters, which ferry the medication into your cells to be absorbed.
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 7 Apr. 2025
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.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2025
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ArsTechnica, 5 May 2025
Your kidneys have specialized proteins, called transporters, that use potassium to funnel sodium out of your body through your urine.
—Alisa Hrustic, Health, 1 May 2025
The compounds in grapefruit can hamper the function of proteins known as drug transporters, which ferry the medication into your cells to be absorbed.
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 7 Apr. 2025
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.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Transporter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/transporter. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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