one that conveys; esp., a mechanical contrivance, as a continuous chain or belt (conveyor belt), for conveying something
Examples of 'conveyor' in a sentence
conveyor
They dropped onto a conveyor belt to go to the next room to be gutted.
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The people who put their shoes and belts back on before moving away from the conveyor belt.
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But the conveyor belt is already inexorable.
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It means going through all of these elements of the conveyor belt to radicalisation and making sure we deal with them.
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You tend to be working for people who manufacture washing machines, and you get on a conveyor belt.
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Once the item is scanned and picked, it is sent along the conveyor belt to be packed or gift wrapped.
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There is no conveyor belt.
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The conveyor belt kept conveying.
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This conveyor belt of excellence spreads through the side and up into Spain's national team.
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He has waited for three months for promising conditions and said that he hoped to ride transatlantic weather systems 'like a conveyor belt '.
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All related terms of 'conveyor'
conveyor belt
A conveyor belt or a conveyor is a continuously-moving strip of rubber or metal which is used in factories for moving objects along so that they can be dealt with as quickly as possible .
worm conveyor
a duct along which material is conveyed by the rotational action of a spiral vane which lies along the length of the duct
screw conveyor
a duct along which material is conveyed by the rotational action of a spiral vane which lies along the length of the duct
pneumatic conveyor
a tube through which powdered or granular material, such as cement , grain , etc is transported by a flow of air
moving belt
a flexible endless strip of fabric or linked plates driven by rollers and used to transport objects, esp in a factory