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 contract also includes a cislunar transporter and one uncrewed lunar landing demonstration.
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Jamie Carter, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
The drug's distribution in the U.S. by cartels has been a focus for the federal government, which has had to work to unpick a complex, global network—including pill pressers, transporters and money launderers—in an attempt to cut off the flow into the country.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
Escudero said Denver has issued 23 licenses to transporters, or delivery companies.
—Judith Kohler, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2025
Although the company's rocket factory in Florida is only a few miles from Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, because of the rocket and transporter's size, the procession had to follow a more circuitous route.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 30 Oct. 2024
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Jamie Carter, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
The drug's distribution in the U.S. by cartels has been a focus for the federal government, which has had to work to unpick a complex, global network—including pill pressers, transporters and money launderers—in an attempt to cut off the flow into the country.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
Escudero said Denver has issued 23 licenses to transporters, or delivery companies.
—Judith Kohler, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2025
Although the company's rocket factory in Florida is only a few miles from Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, because of the rocket and transporter's size, the procession had to follow a more circuitous route.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Transporter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/transporter. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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