conveyor
Collocations
4ADJ.
global, great, mile-long
VERB + CONVEYOR
bit
CONVEYOR + NOUN
system, water
PREP.
around, on
Definitions
noun
A person that conveys, transports or delivers.
Anything that conveys, transports or delivers.
Words are a conveyor of meaning.
A mechanical arrangement for transporting material or objects, generally over short or moderate distances, as from one part of a building to another.
The 1.7 mile-long conveyor system was commissioned in November 2022, and will remove one million lorry movements from the roads around West London.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — a moving belt that transports objects (as in a factory)
- conveyer
- transporter
noun — a person who conveys (carries or transmits)
- conveyer
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6Words are a conveyor of meaning.
WiktionaryThe 1.7 mile-long conveyor system was commissioned in November 2022, and will remove one million lorry movements from the roads around West London.
WiktionaryThis sushi restaurant has a conveyor belt that carries sushi.
Tatoeba · #4098184The conveyor belt at the Canadian coal port can fill a Japanese or Chinese ship at the rate of four thousand tonnes of coal per hour.
Tatoeba · #5313614Tom placed the boards bit by bit on the conveyor belt.
Tatoeba · #5544551The great ocean conveyor moves water around the globe.
Tatoeba · #6708786