conveyor belt

American  

noun

Machinery.

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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Etymology

Origin of conveyor belt

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

Catriona McEvoy, from Stanley in County Durham, told us she felt women were being treated by the doctors "like a conveyor belt".

From BBC

Miles of conveyor belts in Wuhu are now being monitored by AI, helping Conch respond more efficiently when they break.

From The Wall Street Journal

"They didn't allow the plane to go before confiscating the medication from the patients and releasing it on the conveyor belt when we got to the destination," said Jon Robson of online cannabis clinic Mamedica.

From BBC

Michael Bell, managing director and chief executive, says the firm's solution, PureGRAPH, has already been added to products including protective footwear and conveyor belts used in the mining industry.

From BBC

In a factory, widgets travel down a conveyor belt, and workers tweak those widgets along the way.

From The Wall Street Journal