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    CONVEYOR

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

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

    Synonyms:

    conveyer; conveyer belt; conveyor; conveyor belt; transporter

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("conveyor" is a kind of...):

    belt (endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys)

    Domain category:

    factory; manufactory; manufacturing plant; mill (a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "conveyor"):

    carousel; carrousel; luggage carousel; luggage carrousel (a conveyer belt that carries luggage to be claimed by air travelers)

    Holonyms ("conveyor" is a part of...):

    assembly line; line; production line (mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    A person who conveys (carries or transmits)play

    Example:

    the conveyer of good tidings

    Synonyms:

    conveyer; conveyor

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting people

    Hypernyms ("conveyor" is a kind of...):

    courier; messenger (a person who carries a message)

    Derivation:

    convey ((of information) make known; pass on)

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