conveyor Definition
con·veyor (kən vā′ər)
noun
one that conveys; esp., a mechanical contrivance, as a continuous chain or belt (conveyor belt), for conveying something
conveyor Usage Examples
Converse of object
- use: However, most volume equipment uses pin conveyors, where the board is supported by pins on a moving conveyor chain.
- power: Stainless Steel pallet lift inc low height powered conveyor Stainless steel pallet lifter with powered conveyor custom built for a food industry customer.
Converse of subject
transfer: Accumulated boxes are then transferred by conveyor from the sorter to the dispatch area for onward delivery.
Adjective modifier
- overhead: Star Trac is an overhead conveyor with each carrier having its own drive.
- new: The new conveyor will transfer into the existing coal stock feed system.
- telescopic: Their engineers are fully skilled with intimate knowledge of telescopic conveyors and the package also included a full year's parts and labor warranty.
- armored: The machine would traverse the face cutting and spewing the coal onto the armored face conveyor.
Modifies a noun
- belt: Showing asbestos from a conveyor belt being loaded into sacks.
- system: They are usually hung upside down on a conveyor system, causing great pain to birds which may already have broken legs or injuries.
- chain: However, most volume equipment uses pin conveyors, where the board is supported by pins on a moving conveyor chain.
- speed: An acoustic enclosure was put over the conveyor at a cost of £ 2,000 and the conveyor speed was changed to reduce jar clashing.
- line: There are several sorting stations / points along the conveyor belt line for different items to be picked up.
- oven: With fully computerized ordering and automatic conveyor ovens this is an easily managed business that would suit an owner manager or couple.
Noun used with modifier
- roller: The first part of the chute usually consists of a roller conveyor which assists drainage of the fish.
- belt: In 1937, in fact Easter Sunday, I remember working on the Top Coal face helping to install a 20in belt conveyor.
- screw: The wheels of screw conveyor were made of PVC.
- baggage: Except that in this case it will be an involuntary rumble from the baggage conveyor at Luton airport.
- chain: The seams were on severe gradients with chain conveyors along the face length.
- feed: The young inexperienced workers fell into the baling chamber from the top of the feed conveyor whilst clearing a blockage in the feed.
Preposition: of
information: Signal General term referring to a conveyor of information.
Browse dictionary entries near conveyor
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