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Webster 1913 Edition


Conveyor

Con-vey′or

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Noun.
(Mach.)
A contrivance for carrying objects from place to place; esp., one for conveying grain, coal, etc., – as a spiral or screw turning in a pipe or trough, an endless belt with buckets, or a truck running along a rope.

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conveyor

conveyor

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Noun

conveyor (plural conveyors)

  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.

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