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Definition of conveyor belt

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: conveyer sense 2a (1)

conveyor-belt

adjective

Definition of conveyor-belt (Entry 2 of 2)

: of, relating to, or characteristic of mass production conveyor-belt uniformity conveyor-belt shoddiness— Roy Lewis & Angus Maude

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“Conveyor belt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conveyor%20belt. Accessed 10 Aug. 2021.

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