conveyor belt

Frequency: 8.015.6 per million words

A continuous moving band of rubber or metal used to transport objects, especially in a factory or at an airport.

beltADJECTIVE + NOUN

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conveyor

Examples (10)

  • We stood watching the suitcases go round on the conveyor belt at the airport.
  • Place your items in the tray and put it on the conveyor belt for security screening.
  • In the factory, car parts moved steadily along the conveyor belt to the next station.
  • The cashier scanned my groceries as they slid down the conveyor belt.
  • Production was halted because the main conveyor belt had broken down.
  • At the sushi restaurant, small plates of food travel around the bar on a conveyor belt.
  • A long conveyor belt is used to transport coal from the mine to the processing plant.
  • Workers quickly sorted the packages as they came off the conveyor belt.
  • The system uses a series of conveyor belts to move goods through the warehouse.
  • If the conveyor belt moves too fast, it becomes difficult to inspect the products.