conveyor

CEFRB2

/kənˈveɪə/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A moving belt that carries objects from one place to another.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A mechanical arrangement for transporting material or objects, generally over short or moderate distances, as from one part of a building to another.

Examples

  • This sushi restaurant has a conveyor belt that carries sushi.

  • Tom placed the boards bit by bit on the conveyor belt.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Anything that conveys, transports or delivers.

  2. A person that conveys, transports or delivers.

More examples

In context

  • Words are a conveyor of meaning.

  • 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.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The factory installed a new blank belt to accelerate the packaging process.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From convey + -or.