transporter
/trænˈspɔːtə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · [trænspˈɔrtɚ] /trænˈspɔːrtər/ (ame, ipa) · [trænspˈɔrtɚ] /tran(t)s-ˈpȯr-tər How to pronounce transporter (audio) ˈtran(t)s-ˌpȯr-/ (ame, mw)
transporter — noun
- transportersingular
- transportersplural
1. a long, heavy-duty truck designed to move large items — particularly cars — betw
a long, heavy-duty truck designed to move large items — particularly cars — between different places, such as from a factory to a sales centre
The car transporter pulled into the dealership with twelve new sedans on board.
car transporter + preposition: into [place]
Roya watched the transporter carry old furniture across town to her new apartment.
A fleet of transporters leaves the port every morning carrying containers to warehouses inland.
The factory manager hired a transporter to ship twenty washing machines to the northern warehouse.
Minh's new job was driving a transporter full of motorcycles across three states every week.
- car carrier
more specific; refers only to vehicles that carry cars, not general cargo
- auto transporter
American English equivalent; more common in the US
- haulage truck
broader; can refer to any heavy-goods vehicle, not specifically for cars
文法句型
a/the transporter
[adjective] transporter
用法筆記
In American English the word 'car carrier' or 'auto hauler' is more common for the same type of vehicle.