conveyor
noun
con·vey·or
kən-ˈvā-ər 
variants
or less commonly conveyer
: one that conveys: such as
a
: a person who transfers property
b
usually conveyor
: a mechanical apparatus for moving articles or bulk material from place to place (as by an endless moving belt or a chain of receptacles)
Examples of conveyor in a Sentence
the conveyor of good news
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German Channel is a famed site for reliable manta sightings, and Ulong Channel has gorgeous walls of lettuce corals lining a sandy channel and a conveyor belt of marine life passing through.
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Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 11 Sep. 2025
Wheeled systems, conveyors, or specialized robotic cells often move goods more efficiently than a legged robot trying to mimic a human stride.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
The goal then was to create large, efficient organizations that could place students on a conveyor belt moving from teacher to teacher every year and, in secondary schools, every 45 minutes throughout the school day, to be stamped with standardized lessons.
—Linda Darling-Hammond, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
The floor, ceilings and baggage conveyors are new, too.
—Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
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Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 11 Sep. 2025
Wheeled systems, conveyors, or specialized robotic cells often move goods more efficiently than a legged robot trying to mimic a human stride.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
The goal then was to create large, efficient organizations that could place students on a conveyor belt moving from teacher to teacher every year and, in secondary schools, every 45 minutes throughout the school day, to be stamped with standardized lessons.
—Linda Darling-Hammond, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
The floor, ceilings and baggage conveyors are new, too.
—Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for conveyor
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“Conveyor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conveyor. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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conveyor
noun
con·vey·or
kən-ˈvā-ər
: a mechanical device for carrying packages or bulk material from place to place (as by an endless moving belt)
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