Meaning

3 senses
  1. A person that conveys, transports or delivers.

    перево́зчикperevózčik, перево́зчицаperevózčica

    a person who conveys (carries or transmits)

  2. Anything that conveys, transports or delivers.

    Words are a conveyor of meaning.

    перево́зчикperevózčik, транспортёрtransportjór

  3. A mechanical arrangement for transporting material or objects, generally over short or moderate distances, as from one part of a building to another.

    конве́йерkonvéjjer

    конве́єрkonvéjer

Examples

6 sentences
  1. The great ocean conveyor moves water around the globe.

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  2. This sushi restaurant has a conveyor belt that carries sushi.

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  3. Tom placed the boards bit by bit on the conveyor belt.

    deTom hat die Bretter Stück für Stück auf das Förderband gelegt.

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  4. Conveyor belts take the eggs directly to the packing area.

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  5. There is constant motion in the ocean in the form of a global ocean conveyor belt.

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Translations

4 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
a mechanical arrangement for transporting material or objects:
Русский
By meaning 3
a person that conveys, transports or delivers:
anything that conveys, transports or delivers:
a mechanical arrangement for transporting material or objects:

Origin

From convey + -or.

From convey + -or.

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Forms

plural: conveyors

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

8 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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