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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Digit’s role in modern warehouses Digit was tasked with moving inventory from autonomous mobile robots to conveyors.
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Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 21 Nov. 2025
By eliminating the train from one terminal the other and with that, the elimination of several miles of luggage conveyor belts, the goal is for a streamlined travel experience.
—John Shumway, CBS News, 17 Nov. 2025
The sorting facility has a processing capacity of 2,000 pieces per hour for packages up to 50 kilograms, with 18 sorting chutes, 11 truck docks and 18 bag and box sorting conveyors.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 14 Nov. 2025
The show teetered between artists — Brandy with three songs here, Monica with two there — making for a ceaseless conveyor belt of hits and many, many costume changes.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 10 Nov. 2025
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Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 21 Nov. 2025
By eliminating the train from one terminal the other and with that, the elimination of several miles of luggage conveyor belts, the goal is for a streamlined travel experience.
—John Shumway, CBS News, 17 Nov. 2025
The sorting facility has a processing capacity of 2,000 pieces per hour for packages up to 50 kilograms, with 18 sorting chutes, 11 truck docks and 18 bag and box sorting conveyors.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 14 Nov. 2025
The show teetered between artists — Brandy with three songs here, Monica with two there — making for a ceaseless conveyor belt of hits and many, many costume changes.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 10 Nov. 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 24 Nov. 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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