CONVEYER BELT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does conveyer belt mean? 

• CONVEYER BELT (noun)
  The noun CONVEYER BELT has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: CONVEYER BELT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CONVEYER BELT (noun)

Meaning:

A moving belt that transports objects (as in a factory)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

conveyer belt; conveyor belt; conveyer; conveyor; transporter

Hypernyms ("conveyer belt" is a kind of...):

belt (endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys)

Domain category:

factory; manufactory; manufacturing plant; mill (a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "conveyer belt"):

carousel; carrousel; luggage carousel; luggage carrousel (carries luggage to air travelers)

Holonyms ("conveyer belt" is a part of...):

assembly line; line; production line (mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it)