conveyor

• conveyour (obsolete)
• conveyer (rare)

From convey +‎ -or.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /kənˈveɪə/
• (US) enPR: kənvāʹər, IPA^(key): /kənˈveɪɚ/

• Audio (US):

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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.

   Coordinate terms: elevator, skip, chute

   • 2023 March 8, Chris Howe, “Building the platform for Old Oak Common's platforms”, in RAIL, number 978, page 60:

     The 1.7 mile-long conveyor system was commissioned in November 2022, and will remove one million lorry movements from the roads around West London.