Word Study
conveyor
CIDE DICTIONARY
conveyor, n.
A contrivance for carrying objects from place to place; esp., one for conveying grain, coal, etc., -- as a spiral or screw turning in a pipe or trough, an endless belt with buckets, or a truck running along a rope. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
conveyor, n. (also conveyer) a person or thing that conveys.
Idiom
conveyor belt an endless moving belt for conveying articles or materials, esp. in a factory.
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