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Meaning of conveyor belt | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A continuous flexible band moved by a series of rollers to transport objects or material from one place to another, especially within a factory or mine.

Equivalents

Examples

“Some stone was being loaded into standard gauge wagons by means of a portable conveyor belt.”
“BR success in establishing this new "Company" train service follows a year's operation of a conveyor-belt traffic in car parts between the Ford plant at Dagenham and the firm's recently-opened £30m Merseyside factory at Halewood, where Ford Corsairs, Capris and Anglias are manufactured.”
“Buckinghamshire Council has received proposals from HS2 Ltd to install a conveyor belt near Small Dean, Wendover. [...] The conveyor belt would be in place for two years and is estimated to remove the need for some 200 lorries per day.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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