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n. - A moving belt that carries objects (as in a factory); A crane for moving material with dispatch as in loading and unloading ships; A long truck for carrying motor vehicles.

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  • Five hundred years ago, our scientists were experimenting with matter transmission, what you call transporter technology.
  • The amygdala and the cingulate were playing a duet under the baton of the serotonin transporter gene.
  • The hyperspace transporter is a cowardly form of warfare, which does not commend itself to me or Earth Gov.
  • Plus there is the risk of being lost in transporter subspace and getting turned into a gigantic Lt. Barkely-devouring/loving worm!
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