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conveyor

  • noun
  • kənvāʹər

A person that conveys, transports or delivers.

Other meanings

  1. Anything that conveys, transports or delivers.

    “Words are a conveyor of meaning.”

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

Related words

  • conveyorise
  • conveyorization
  • conveyorize
  • conveyorless
  • conveyor belt
  • belt conveyor
  • chain conveyor
  • conveyor-broiler
  • shuttle conveyor

Example sentences

  • “Conveyor belts take the eggs directly to the packing area.”

    Tatoeba · Cangarejo · CC0

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “conveyor” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.