conveyor

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conveyor

  • /kənˈveɪə/ UK
  • /kənˈveɪɚ/ US

noun conveyors · conveyour · conveyer

  1. A person that conveys, transports or delivers.
  2. Anything that conveys, transports or delivers. Words are a conveyor of meaning.
  3. A mechanical arrangement for transporting material or objects, generally over short or moderate distances, as from one part of a building to another. The 1.7 mile-long conveyor system was commissioned in November 2022, and will remove one million lorry movements from the roads around West London.

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Closest in meaning: conveyer, conveyer belt, conveyor belt, transporter, passenger, walkway, carrier, carousel, shipping, chain, treadmill, airline, strap, belt, channelling, transmission

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noun a person that conveys, transports or delivers

Françaisconvoyeur
Русскийперево́зчик perevózčik, перево́зчица perevózčica

noun anything that conveys, transports or delivers

Françaisconvoyeur
Русскийперево́зчик perevózčik, транспортёр transportjór

noun a mechanical arrangement for transporting material or objects

한국어컨베이어 keonbeieo
日本語コンベア konbea
中文傳送帶 /传送带 chuánsòngdài
Русскийконве́йер konvéjjer

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"conveyor." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/conveyor. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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conveyor. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/conveyor

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@misc{conveyor_2026,
  title = {conveyor},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/conveyor},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}