conveyor belt
conveyor belt noun: 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.
Noun
conveyor belt (plural conveyor belts)
- 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.1951 June, “Notes and News: The Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 423
- BR success in establishing this new "Company" train service follows a year's operation of a conveyor-belt traffic in car parts between the Ford plant at Dagenham and the firm's recently-opened £30m Merseyside factory at Halewood, where Ford Corsairs, Capris and Anglias are manufactured.1964 July, “Ford Traffic Won by BR”, in Modern Railways, page 20
conveyor belt meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Arabic and Thai
conveyor belt in Hindi
- continuous band moved to transport objects
- कन्वेयर बेल्ट kanveyar belṭ
conveyor belt in Tamil
- continuous band moved to transport objects
- கொண்டுவார் koṇṭuvār
conveyor belt in Arabic
- continuous band moved to transport objects
- حِزَام نَاقِل ḥizām nāqil
conveyor belt in Thai
- continuous band moved to transport objects
- สายพาน sǎai-paan
More languagesFewer languages
- conveyor belt in Vietnamese
- băng chuyền, băng tải
Forms of conveyor belt
| plural | conveyor belts |
|---|---|
| alternative form | conveyer belt |
Origin of conveyor belt
From conveyor + belt.
Words formed from conveyor belt
Questions about conveyor belt
- What does conveyor belt mean?
- Conveyor belt means 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.
- What is conveyor belt in Hindi?
- Conveyor belt in Hindi is कन्वेयर बेल्ट (kanveyar belṭ). See Conveyor belt meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is conveyor belt?
- Conveyor belt is a noun.
- What is the plural of conveyor belt?
- The plural of conveyor belt is conveyor belts.
Words near conveyor belt in the dictionary
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