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Definition of carier

"carier" is probably misspelled. Trying carrier instead Definition of carrier

1. carrier [ n ] someone whose employment involves carrying something
Examples: "the bonds were transmitted by carrier"

Used in print:

(The Dallas Morning News,...)

He was called_upon 26 times - more than all_of the other ball carriers combined - and delivered 145 yards .

Synonyms bearer carrier toter Related Terms traveler lug

2. carrier [ n ] a self-propelled wheeled vehicle designed specifically to carry something
Examples: "refrigerated carriers have revolutionized the grocery business"

Used in print:

(Organic Gardening and Farming,...)

Today , refrigerated carriers have made the shipping of avocados possible to any place in the world .

Synonyms carrier Related Terms vehicle self-propelled_vehicle transport

3. carrier [ n ] a large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for take-offs and landings

Used in print:

(87th Congress, 1st Session. Congressional Record....)

The Navy , on April 25 , announced it is bringing_back the carrier Shangri-La from the Mediterranean , increasing to four the number of attack_carriers in the vicinity of Cuba .

A squadron of Navy jets and another of long-range patrol planes would add support to the carrier task_forces .

(Public Papers of the Presidents of the U.S. D. D....)

The first capability is represented by a combination of manned bombers , carrier based aircraft , and intercontinental and intermediate range missiles .

Synonyms carrier attack_aircraft_carrier aircraft_carrier flattop Related Terms warship arrester flight_deck transport

4. carrier [ n ] an inactive substance that is a vehicle for a radioactive tracer of the same substance and that assists in its recovery after some chemical reaction

Used in print:

(Francis J. Johnston and John E. Willard, "The...)

Carrier * * f was added and the aqueous and organic phases were separated ( cells containing gaseous reactants were immersed in liquid_air before opening under sodium_iodide ) .

Synonyms carrier Related Terms chemical

5. carrier [ n ] a person or firm in the business of transporting people or goods or messages

Used in print:

(87th Congress, 1st Session. Congressional Record....)

Here the New_York_Central_Railroad , one of the Nation 's most important carriers , has alone lost 47.6 percent of its passengers since 1949 .

Synonyms carrier common_carrier Related Terms business line transport

6. carrier [ n ] a man who delivers the mail

Synonyms mailman letter_carrier mail_carrier carrier postman Related Terms deliveryman

7. Carrier [ n ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 1952

Synonyms Carrier

8. carrier [ n ] a radio wave that can be modulated in order to transmit a signal

Synonyms carrier carrier_wave Related Terms radio_wave conduct

9. carrier [ n ] a person who has some pathogen to which they are immune but who can pass it on to others

Synonyms immune_carrier carrier Related Terms transmitter immune mallon

10. carrier [ n ] a boy who delivers newspapers

Synonyms newsboy carrier Related Terms deliveryman

11. carrier [ n ] a rack attached to a vehicle; for carrying luggage or skis or the like

Synonyms carrier Related Terms rack luggage_carrier bomb_rack ski_rack luggage_rack carry

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