conveyor belt

American  

noun

Machinery.

conveyor belts plural

1. an endless belt or chain, set of rollers, etc., for carrying materials or objects short distances, as from one part of a building to another.

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conveyor belt British  

noun

1. a flexible endless strip of fabric or linked plates driven by rollers and used to transport objects, esp in a factory

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• conveyor belts
  plural

Etymology

Origin of conveyor belt

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

conveyor belt

I worked a teamster job loading magazines onto a conveyor belt.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

While the conveyor belt helps create a pretty clear link between El Niño and wildfire activity in the Southern U.S., the picture up north is hazier.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

“Until you have stronger economic growth and are less constrained by debt, it’s highly likely the conveyor belt of PMs will continue.”

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026

As it sinks, it pulls heat, carbon and nutrients downward, helping drive a global system of currents sometimes described as a conveyor belt.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 30, 2026

The high-tech conveyor belt was actually a series of rollers.

From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein