rubber conveyor belt
1conveyor 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… …
2Conveyor 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 …
3conveyor 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… …
4conveyor 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 …
5conveyor belt — Mach. an endless belt or chain, set of rollers, etc., for carrying materials or objects short distances, as from one part of a building to another. [1905 10] * * * One of various devices that provide mechanized movement of material, as in a… …
6conveyor belt — noun (C) a long continuous moving band of rubber, cloth, or metal, used for moving goods or partly finished products from one place to another in a factory, or bags from one place to another in an airport …
7Belt (mechanical) — For other belts, see Belt (disambiguation). A pair of vee belts …
8conveyor — /keuhn vay euhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that conveys. 2. See conveyor belt. Also, conveyer. [1505 15; CONVEY + OR2] * * * ▪ mechanical device any of various devices that provide mechanized movement of material, as in a factory; they are… …
9belt — beltless, adj. /belt/, n. 1. a band of flexible material, as leather or cord, for encircling the waist. 2. any encircling or transverse band, strip, or stripe. 3. an elongated region having distinctive properties or characteristics: a belt of… …
10belt — belt1 W3S2 [belt] n [: Old English;] 1.) a band of leather, cloth etc that you wear around your waist to hold up your clothes or for decoration ▪ He unbuckled his leather belt. 2.) a large area of land that has particular features or where… …