car transporter

noun

a car carrier

Meanings

nouncar transporter (plural car transporters)

plural car transporters

  1. a car carrier

    The normal methods of road delivery are by driving the cars individually, or by car transporters which convey as many as eight vehicles on massive articulated double-deck trailers.

    1960 June, “British cars go by rail: I-The L.M.R wins new Anglo-Scottish traffic”, in Trains Illustrated, page 335

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna long truck for carrying motor vehicles

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Spanish transportador de carros, transportador automotor
  • transportador de carroscar carrier
  • transportador automotorcar carrier
  • transportador automóvilcar carrier
  • transportador automotrizcar carrier
  • transportacarrocar carrier
  • transportacarroscar carrier
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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