Phrase guide

conveyor belt

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A continuous flexible band moved by a series of rollers to transport objects or material from one place to another, especially within a factory or mine.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: belt, endless belt

2

noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: conveyer belt, conveyer, conveyor, transporter

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: belt

Narrower terms: carousel, carrousel, luggage carousel, luggage carrousel

History

Etymology

From conveyor + belt.

Across languages

Translations

43 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: حِزَام نَاقِل (ḥizām nāqil) — continuous band moved to transport objects
  • Chinese Mandarin: 傳送帶 /传送带 (chuánsòngdài) — continuous band moved to transport objects
  • Czech: dopravní pás — continuous band moved to transport objects
  • Danish: rullebånd — continuous band moved to transport objects
  • Danish: transportbånd — continuous band moved to transport objects
  • Danish: transportør — continuous band moved to transport objects
  • Dutch: loopband — continuous band moved to transport objects
  • Faroese: flutningsband — continuous band moved to transport objects
  • Finnish: liukuhihna — continuous band moved to transport objects
  • French: bande transporteuse — continuous band moved to transport objects
  • German: Fließband — continuous band moved to transport objects
  • German: Förderband — continuous band moved to transport objects
  • Hebrew: מַסּוֹעַ (masóa') — continuous band moved to transport objects
  • Hebrew: סֶרֶט נָע (séret na') — continuous band moved to transport objects
  • Hindi: कन्वेयर बेल्ट (kanveyar belṭ) — continuous band moved to transport objects
  • Hungarian: futószalag — continuous band moved to transport objects
  • Hungarian: szállítószalag — continuous band moved to transport objects
  • Icelandic: færiband — continuous band moved to transport objects
  • Irish: crios iompair — continuous band moved to transport objects
  • Italian: nastro trasportatore — continuous band moved to transport objects
  • Japanese: ベルトコンベア (berutokonbea) — continuous band moved to transport objects
  • Japanese: コンベア (konbea) — continuous band moved to transport objects
  • Korean: 컨베이어 벨트 (keonbeieo belteu) — continuous band moved to transport objects
  • Korean: 컨베이어 (keonbeieo) — continuous band moved to transport objects
  • Māori: ara nekeneke — continuous band moved to transport objects
  • Norwegian Bokmål: transportbånd — continuous band moved to transport objects
  • Norwegian Bokmål: transportband — continuous band moved to transport objects
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: transportband — continuous band moved to transport objects
  • Polish: taśmociąg — continuous band moved to transport objects
  • Portuguese: esteira rolante — continuous band moved to transport objects
  • Romanian: bandă rulantă — continuous band moved to transport objects
  • Russian: ле́нточный конве́йер (léntočnyj konvéjjer) — continuous band moved to transport objects
  • Russian: ле́нточный транспортёр (léntočnyj transportjór) — continuous band moved to transport objects
  • Russian: конве́йер (konvéjjer) — continuous band moved to transport objects
  • Spanish: cinta transportadora — continuous band moved to transport objects
  • Spanish: transportador de / tipo banda — continuous band moved to transport objects
  • Swedish: band — continuous band moved to transport objects
  • Swedish: transportband — continuous band moved to transport objects
  • Tamil: கொண்டுவார் (koṇṭuvār) — continuous band moved to transport objects
  • Thai: สายพาน (sǎai-paan) — continuous band moved to transport objects
  • Vietnamese: băng chuyền — continuous band moved to transport objects
  • Vietnamese: băng tải — continuous band moved to transport objects
  • Yiddish: קאָנווייער (konveyer) — continuous band moved to transport objects