conveyor belt
noun
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 belts
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pluralof conveyor belt.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Even the shape of the BuzzBallz make it harder to be recycled because they can roll on the conveyor belts at the sorting facilities, said Herriott.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
The first stop on the conveyor belts takes the materials over a series of rolling coils called an auger screen that sift out the cardboard and push it to a separate conveyor belt.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
Along the conveyor belts runs everything you could imagine, from shoes, to old VHS cassettes and blocks of concrete.
From BBC ● May 4, 2026
The tech uses automatic conveyor belts to assemble salads and other meals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 16, 2026
Meanwhile Ephialtes laughed as he pushed buttons on his control board, cranking the conveyor belts into high gear and opening random animal cages.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
