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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.

BABYLON ENGLISH
conveyor belt n.
mechanical apparatus for carrying material or objects from place to place by means of a large moving belt (especially in a factory)

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
conveyor belt
conveyor belt
n : a moving belt that transports objects (as in a factory) [syn: conveyer belt, conveyer, conveyor, transporter]

WORDNET 2.0
conveyor belt
Noun
1. a moving belt that transports objects (as in a factory)
(synonym) conveyer belt, conveyer, conveyor, transporter
(hypernym) belt
(hyponym) carousel, carrousel, luggage carousel, luggage carrousel
(part-holonym) production line, assembly line, line
(classification) factory, mill, manufacturing plant, manufactory

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Conveyor belt
A conveyor belt is the carrying medium of a belt conveyor system (often shortened to belt conveyor). A belt conveyor system is one of many types of conveyor systems. A belt conveyor system consists of two or more pulleys (sometimes referred to as drums), with an endless loop of carrying medium—the conveyor belt—that rotates about them. One or both of the pulleys are powered, moving the belt and the material on the belt forward. The powered pulley is called the drive pulley while the unpowered pulley is called the idler pulley. There are two main industrial classes of belt conveyors; Those in general material handling such as those moving boxes along inside a factory and bulk material handling such as those used to transport large volumes of resources and agricultural materials, such as grain, salt, coal, ore, sand, overburden and more.
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