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common carriers

common carriers is the plural of common carrier.

Meaning of common carrier

Noun

common carrier (plural common carriers)

  1. A person or company that undertakes to transport goods for the general public or passengers on regular routes at agreed rates.
    • Baldwin built the biggest by virtue of its rapport with the U.S. Steel roads. The largest of these properties is the Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range. The Missabe is, to be sure, no granger; indeed DM&IR is only technically a common carrier.1959, David P. Morgan, editor, Steam's Finest Hour, Kalmbach Publishing Co., page 41
  2. (US) A company providing public telecommunications facilities.

Questions about common carriers

What is common carriers the plural of?
Common carriers is the plural of common carrier.

Words near common carriers in the dictionary

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  2. common carotid artery
  3. common carp
  4. common carps
  5. common carrier
  6. common carriers
  7. common cause
  8. common causes
  9. common caustic
  10. Common Celtic
  11. common centaury

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