Conveyor

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Conveyor \Con*vey"or\, n. (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.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  conveyor
       n 1: a person who conveys (carries or transmits); "the conveyer
            of good tidings" [syn: {conveyer}]
       2: a moving belt that transports objects (as in a factory)
          [syn: {conveyer belt}, {conveyor belt}, {conveyer}, {transporter}]