conveyor belt

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.

conveyor belt

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of conveyor belt¹

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

Sharks, for example, have "a constant conveyor belt" of new teeth, Cohen said.

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She likes quirky experiences like sushi on conveyor belts.

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One man became trapped in a conveyor belt he was working on.

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But there's another youngster ready to leap off the Amex talent conveyor belt.

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"I wanted to be a history teacher. I loved history and I loved teaching but the problem was the curriculum, especially history. Universities and colleges are a conveyor belt for socialist wokeism."

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