carrier

UK
/ˈkæriə/
US
/ˈkɛriɚ/

Übersetzungen

carriersubstantiv
carriers
Pl.
UK
/ˈkæriə/
US
/ˈkɛriɚ/
The carrier delivered the package on time.
Перевозчик доставил посылку вовремя.
Mosquitoes are carriers of malaria.
Комары являются переносчиками малярии.
The USB drive is a common data carrier.
USB-накопитель — это распространённый носитель данных.
The carrier announced new international routes.
Авиакомпания объявила о новых международных маршрутах.
carrieradjektiv
UK
/ˈkæriə/
US
/ˈkæriər/
Used attributively before another noun (carrier bag, carrier oil, carrier signal).

Definitionen

carriersubstantiv
A person or thing that carries, holds, or conveys something.
The mail carrier delivered the letters to each house on the street.
A company that provides transportation services, especially for goods or passengers.
The airline is a major carrier in the international travel industry.
A container or device used for transporting something, especially animals or goods.
She placed her cat in a pet carrier before heading to the vet.
A person or organism that carries and transmits a disease without exhibiting symptoms.
He was identified as a carrier of the virus, although he showed no signs of illness.
A telecommunications company that provides services such as phone and internet connections.
She switched her mobile service to a different carrier for better coverage.
In genetics, an individual that possesses a recessive allele for a trait but does not express the trait phenotypically.
Because she was a carrier, each of her children had a 50% chance of inheriting the disorder.
A continuous radio-frequency wave that can be modulated to transmit information.
The engineer adjusted the carrier to reduce interference on the broadcast signal.
A large warship from which military aircraft take off and land; an aircraft carrier.
The carrier steamed into the harbor with dozens of fighter jets on deck.
carrieradjektiv
Designed for, suitable for, or relating to carrying or conveying something (often used before another noun).
Many supermarkets now charge for single-use carrier bags.