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commercial carrier
noun[ C ]
uk /kəˌmɜː.ʃəl ˈkær.i.ər/ us /kəˌmɝː.ʃəl ˈker.i.ɚ/
an airline(= a business that operates regular services by aircraft) that carries passengers:
Both cities have been left with only one major commercial carrier offering a regular service.
They use both commercial carriers and charter flights.
a vehicle that transports goods:
State troopers made a routine traffic stop of a commercial carrier.
The shipyard builds mainly commercial carriers.
The agency is responsible for regulating commercial carrier safety.
In the past, commercial carriers would fly planes that were several decades old.
There is a chronic shortage of both rail cars and commercial carriers.
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