conveyor belt
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conveyor belt — conˈveyor belt noun [countable] MANUFACTURING a long continuous moving band of rubber, metal etc, used in a place such as a factory or an airport to move things from one place to another: • The sandwiches are placed on a conveyor belt and moved… … Financial and business terms
conveyor belt — ► NOUN ▪ a continuous moving band used for transporting objects from one place to another … English terms dictionary
Conveyor belt — This article is about industrial conveyor belts. For information on the global flow of sea currents, see Thermohaline circulation. Point of contact between a power transmission belt and its pulley. A conveyor belt uses a wide belt and pulleys and … Wikipedia
conveyor belt — [[t]kənve͟ɪə(r) belt[/t]] conveyor belts 1) N COUNT A conveyor belt or a conveyor is a continuously moving strip of rubber or metal which is used in factories for moving objects along so that they can be dealt with as quickly as possible. The… … English dictionary
conveyor belt — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms conveyor belt : singular conveyor belt plural conveyor belts a) a machine with a flat wide belt used for moving objects from one place to another, especially in a factory b) used in a negative way to refer to… … English dictionary
conveyor-belt — ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: conveyor belt : of, relating to, or characteristic of mass production conveyor belt uniformity conveyor belt shoddiness Roy Lewis & Angus Maude … Useful english dictionary
conveyor belt — con veyor ,belt noun count a machine with a flat wide belt used for moving objects from one place to another, especially in a factory a. used in a negative way to refer to situations in which people are treated as if they are products in a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
conveyor belt — con veyor belt n a long continuous moving band of rubber, cloth, or metal, used in a place such as a factory or airport to move things from one place to another ▪ We lifted our baggage from the conveyor belt … Dictionary of contemporary English
Conveyor belt sushi — (回転寿司, kaiten zushi?) (also called sushi go round (くるくる寿司, kuru kuru sushi?)) is the pop … Wikipedia
Conveyor belt furnace — A conveyor belt furnace is a furnace uses a conveyor or belt to carry process parts or material through the primary heating chamber for rapid thermal processing. It is designed for fast drying and curing of products and is nowadays widely used in … Wikipedia
Conveyor Belt (ski lift) — A magic carpet (also carpet lift) is a type of surface lift (like rope tows, T bar lifts and platter lifts) installed at ski areas to transport skiers and snowboarders up the hill. The name is inspired by the mythological magic carpets featured… … Wikipedia
