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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There are 456 track shoes, each weighing 2,200 pounds, for each transporter, which is used to move launch vehicles from their assembly location to the launching complex.
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Mars King, Twin Cities, 16 Sep. 2025
None, of course, is as touched by her impending departure as Pike, who, as the episode opens, greets her in the transporter room after a week’s absence.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
The creature that possessed the unfortunate Ensign Gamble finds a way back from its permanent transporter buffer exile, and is able to exert a malign influence on a whole new generation of followers.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 11 Sep. 2025
In the second experiment, researchers analyzed the expression of several genes in brain regions implicated in stress and reward, such as the serotonin transporter and cannabinoid receptors.
—Dario Sabaghi, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
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Mars King, Twin Cities, 16 Sep. 2025
None, of course, is as touched by her impending departure as Pike, who, as the episode opens, greets her in the transporter room after a week’s absence.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
The creature that possessed the unfortunate Ensign Gamble finds a way back from its permanent transporter buffer exile, and is able to exert a malign influence on a whole new generation of followers.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 11 Sep. 2025
In the second experiment, researchers analyzed the expression of several genes in brain regions implicated in stress and reward, such as the serotonin transporter and cannabinoid receptors.
—Dario Sabaghi, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
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“Transporter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/transporter. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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