conveyor
noun/kənˈveɪər/
Frequency rank: #9,717 most common English word
Meaning
a continuous moving belt or mechanism used to transport goods or materials from one place to another.
Example sentence
Workers placed the finished products on the conveyor belt to move them to the packaging area.
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