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conveyor belt

noun

Etymology

From conveyor + belt.

  1. derived from balteus — “belt, sword-belt”
  2. inherited from *baltijaz✻ — “girdle, belt”
  3. inherited from *baltī̆✻
  4. inherited from belt
  5. inherited from belt
  6. compounded as conveyor belt — “conveyor + belt”

Definitions

  1. A continuous flexible band moved by a series of rollers to transport objects or material…

    A continuous flexible band moved by a series of rollers to transport objects or material from one place to another, especially within a factory or mine.

    • Some stone was being loaded into standard gauge wagons by means of a portable conveyor belt.
    • Buckinghamshire Council has received proposals from HS2 Ltd to install a conveyor belt near Small Dean, Wendover. [...] The conveyor belt would be in place for two years and is estimated to remove the need for some 200 lorries per day.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA