Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Bearing; conveying; supporting: as, the carrying capacity of a vessel.
- Requiring or necessitating portage.
- noun The act of bearing or conveying; the business of transportation.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act or business of transporting from one place to another.
- noun a carry; a portage.
- noun the business of transporting goods, etc., from one place or country to another by water or land; freighting.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Present participle of
carry . - noun
transportation
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Examples
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They are very angry, indeed, at the U.S. government for what they call carrying out a violent action and they say that they are embarrassed and ashamed at what has occurred here.
CNN Transcript - Breaking News: Little Havana Seethes But Stays Peaceful - April 22, 2000 2000
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"Silly" is a term carrying with it a certain promptness and decision; above all, it was a very remarkable word for Lucy to use.
Love Me Little, Love Me Long Charles Reade 1849
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Many people including Tibetans are attracted to "popular Buddhism" which he defined as carrying rosaries and displaying expensive images of Buddha and Bodhisattvas without true understanding of the philosophy.
Phayul Latest News 2009
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And then there were margin interest expense fees, which we call carrying costs, also in revenue and the expense line.
Financial Sector and Stocks Analysis from Seeking Alpha 2009
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But if we move past the earth's sustainable limit - what we call the carrying capacity - I'm not certain they're all that good.
unknown title Hart Seely / The Post-Standard 2009
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Many people including Tibetans are attracted to "popular Buddhism" which he defined as carrying rosaries and displaying expensive images of Buddha and Bodhisattvas without true understanding of the philosophy.
Phayul Latest News 2009
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The new Vegemite will bear a label carrying the words "Name Me" with the winner to receive, among other things, a ticket to the AFL grand final.
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Rove was brilliant in carrying Ohio for Bush in 2004, was he not?!
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My Glock 22 .40 and whichever 12 ga. shotgun comes to hand first are my home defense weapons, but I'm with libertyfirst in carrying an old .38.
Self defense pistol 2009
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My Glock 22 .40 and whichever 12 ga. shotgun comes to hand first are my home defense weapons, but I'm with libertyfirst in carrying an old .38.
Self defense pistol 2009
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