Sample sentences for CONVEYOR BELT

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Definition

a moving band or belt that transports objects — such as goods in a factory

A conveyor belt is used to transport luggage at the airport.

conveyor belt = a moving band or belt that transports objects — such as goods in a factory

Most luggage conveyor belts work at a speed of about 1 meter/second.

conveyor belts = a moving band or belt that transports objects — such as goods in a factory

Life had a conveyor-belt quality.
Maya Angelou -- I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
It clicked and whirred along a conveyor belt, got hooked on a rope, and ascended through a slot in the roof.
Rick Riordan -- The Mark of Athena
Thinking of heaving bodies onto the conveyor belt that carried its human cargo into the hot, hungry mouth of the incinerator.
Rick Yancey -- The 5th Wave
And the eggs will come through on a little conveyor belt—here!
John Steinbeck -- East of Eden
Xhalal eventually got a job working for a company that made industrial conveyor belts.
Warren St. John -- Outcasts United
He opened his eyes and saw a bale of bay rolling past him on a conveyor belt, up toward the ceiling.
Michael Crichton -- Jurassic Park
Conveyor belts wound through the room like waterslides, carrying boxes in every direction.
Rick Riordan -- The Son of Neptune
Great rows of them walking to the conveyor belt to climb on.
Anthony Doerr -- All the Light We Cannot See
They were like a human conveyor belt.
Doris Lessing -- The Grass is Singing
The travellers crowded along some conveyor belts to have their luggage searched.
Maxine Hong Kingston -- The Woman Warrior
He picked up the cages that held the rat and monkey and set them on a rubber conveyor belt at the rear of the room.
Michael Crichton -- The Andromeda Strain
She took a moment to gather herself and seemed to be gauging which conveyor belt was slowest.
Henry H. Neff -- The Hound of Rowan
Below it on the conveyor belt sat a truck chassis, and clustered around it were three dark shapes the size of forklifts.
Rick Riordan -- The Lost Hero
Resembling a small airport baggage distribution center, the circulation room had numerous conveyor belts that angled off in different directions.
Dan Brown -- The Lost Symbol
He walked them to the far wall where a wide conveyor belt entered the room in a graceful curve, vaguely resembling a baggage claim carousel.
Dan Brown -- The Da Vinci Code
Behind him. the conveyor belt kept rising and clattering against the sky.
Ayn Rand -- Atlas Shrugged
A kitchen staffer stuck her head out over the conveyor belt and called: "Trays!"
Jerry Spinelli -- Stargirl
He refuses to let me put anything on the conveyor belt, so I just stand back and watch as he unloads the items from the buggy.
Colleen Hoover -- Slammed

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