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conveyancing |
conveyed |
conveyer |
conveyer belt |
conveying |
conveyor
| conveyor belt
| conviciate
| convicinity
| convicious
| convict
conveyor
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun conveyor has 2 senses
- conveyor(n = noun.person) conveyer - a person who conveys (carries or transmits); "the conveyer of good tidings" is a kind of courier, messenger
- conveyor(n = noun.artifact) conveyer, conveyer belt, conveyor belt, transporter - a moving belt that transports objects (as in a factory); Array is a kind of belt
Derived form verb convey1
has particulars: carousel, carrousel, luggage carousel, luggage carrousel
is a part of assembly line, line, production line
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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