conveyor belt

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conveyor belt

A worker places boxes onto a moving conveyor belt.

Definition

Noun: A continuous moving band, typically made of a durable material like rubber or metal, used for transporting objects or materials from one place to another, especially within an industrial or production setting.

Usage

A "conveyor belt" is used to move items efficiently over a fixed path. It is a fundamental component in systems for assembly, packaging, sorting, and transportation.

Examples
  • Noun:
    • The assembled cars move along the conveyor belt to the next station.
    • At the airport, luggage is placed on a conveyor belt to be transported to the plane.
    • The factory uses a conveyor belt to move boxes from the packing area to the shipping dock.
Advanced Usage
  • "to be on a conveyor belt": Used metaphorically to describe a process that is routine, impersonal, or where people/things are handled in a standardized, sequential manner.
    • The new students felt like they were on a conveyor belt during the registration process.
Variants and Related Words
  • Conveyor (also Conveyer) (n): A person or thing that conveys; often used interchangeably with "conveyor belt" but can refer to the entire transport system.
  • Conveyor system (n): A broader mechanical system that may include multiple belts, rollers, or other mechanisms for moving materials.
Synonyms
  • Assembly line: A series of workers and machines in a factory where a product is assembled progressively as it passes from one station to the next. (Note: An assembly line often conveyor belts.)
  • Transport belt: A less common synonym emphasizing the transportation function.
Related Phrases
  • Conveyor belt sushi (n): A style of sushi restaurant where plates of sushi are placed on a rotating conveyor belt that passes by the customers' tables.
    • We decided to eat at a conveyor belt sushi restaurant.
Idioms
  • A conveyor belt of [something]: A continuous and seemingly endless series of similar things or people.
    • The clinic dealt with a conveyor belt of patients all morning.
conveyor belt

A worker places boxes onto a moving conveyor belt.

Noun
  1. a moving belt that transports objects (as in a factory)

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