conveyor belt

• Esteira contínua ou correia usada em fábricas e armazéns para transportar objetos de uma etapa do processo a outra, frequentemente associada a linhas de montagem e produção em massa.

A continuous moving strip or chain used in factories and warehouses to transport objects from one part of a process to another, often associated with assembly lines and mass production.

1. Mechanical systemB1formal

   A continuous moving band or chain used for transporting objects or materials from one place to another, typically in a factory or warehouse.

   Esteira transportadora

   • The boxes moved along the conveyor belt to the packing station.
   • Workers placed the products on the conveyor belt for sorting.
   • The factory installed a new conveyor belt to speed up production.

2. Metaphorical useB2informal

   A process or system that moves things or people along in a continuous, often impersonal, way.

   Esteira transportadora

   • The education system can feel like a conveyor belt, moving students from grade to grade.
   • The fast-food industry operates like a conveyor belt of orders.
   • He felt trapped on the conveyor belt of corporate life.