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Conveyor   /kənvˈeɪər/   Listen
Conveyor

noun
1.
A person who conveys (carries or transmits).  Synonym: conveyer.
2.
A moving belt that transports objects (as in a factory).  Synonyms: conveyer, conveyer belt, conveyor belt, transporter.






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"Conveyor" Quotes from Famous Books



... was a saw, its axle running parallel to the roads. The logs were caught in grabs, slung on to the table of the saws and, moving automatically all the time, were cut into lengths of from seven to ten feet. The pieces passed for props were dumped on to a conveyor which ran them out of the shed to be stacked for seasoning and export. The rejected pieces by means of another conveyor moved to the third and fourth saws, where they were cut into blocks for firewood, being finally ...
— The Pit Prop Syndicate • Freeman Wills Crofts



Words linked to "Conveyor" :   assembly line, production line, line, mill, conveyor belt, carousel, luggage carrousel, manufactory, convey, courier, conveyer belt, carrousel, luggage carousel, belt, messenger, factory, manufacturing plant



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