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conveyor

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[ kuhn-vey-er ]

noun

  1. a person or thing that conveys.


conveyor

/ əˈɪə /

noun

  1. a person or thing that conveys
  2. short for conveyor belt
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of conveyor1

First recorded in 1505–15; convey + -or 2
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Teddy helped staff to load sweet tubs on to a conveyor, which sent them to be shredded.

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Rescuers are using a train to get to a point from where they need to climb on to a conveyor belt to remove the debris.

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Sea-ice also plays an important role in the great ocean conveyor, the mass movement of water that helps distribute heat around the planet and keeps places like the UK and north-west Europe relatively mild.

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In recent years, police have been also cracking down on pranksters who have committed "sushi terrorism" in sushi conveyor belt restaurants, such as licking communal soy sauce bottles and squashing sushi meant for diners.

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Speaking to the BBC, Badenoch said the current rules had created a "conveyor belt" to citizenship for those who had just arrived in the country.

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