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Definition conveyor belt in American English

conveyor belt noun

[countable] noun
1

a machine with a flat wide belt used for moving objects from one place to another, especially in a factory

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1.1

used in a negative way to refer to situations in which people are treated as if they are products in a factory

Example

students on the conveyor belt of higher education

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Definition conveyor belt in American English