conveyor
nounUK /kənˈveɪə/ · US /kənˈveɪɚ/
Etymology From convey + -or.
1
A person that conveys, transports or delivers.
2
Anything that conveys, transports or delivers.
- Words are a conveyor of meaning.
3
A mechanical arrangement for transporting material or objects, generally over short or moderate distances, as from one part of a building to another.
- The 1.7 mile-long conveyor system was commissioned in November 2022, and will remove one million lorry movements from the roads around West London.2023 March 8, Chris Howe, “Building the platform for Old Oak Common's platforms”, in RAIL, number 978, page 60: