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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Other scientists warned that the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), the great ocean conveyor belt, is more likely to collapse than expected, which will freeze European capitals and disrupt monsoons in West Africa and India.
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Natalie Sum Yue Chung, Fortune, 3 May 2026
While some of the designs online vary, essentially a bed will come down from the ceiling on top of the couch on a conveyor belt system, converting the space, according to Ori’s website.
—Desiree Mathurin
april 30, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2026
But the cargo container only begins to move once a human worker starts the conveyor belt to move the container toward the aircraft.
—ArsTechnica, 28 Apr. 2026
The tins next move down a conveyor belt system, where the liquid cools and hardens before the tins are capped and shrink-wrapped.
—Gabriella Fine, Baltimore Sun, 26 Apr. 2026
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Natalie Sum Yue Chung, Fortune, 3 May 2026
While some of the designs online vary, essentially a bed will come down from the ceiling on top of the couch on a conveyor belt system, converting the space, according to Ori’s website.
—Desiree Mathurin
april 30, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2026
But the cargo container only begins to move once a human worker starts the conveyor belt to move the container toward the aircraft.
—ArsTechnica, 28 Apr. 2026
The tins next move down a conveyor belt system, where the liquid cools and hardens before the tins are capped and shrink-wrapped.
—Gabriella Fine, Baltimore Sun, 26 Apr. 2026
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 8 May. 2026.
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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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