conveyor vs messenger

conveyor

noun
  • A person that conveys, transports or delivers. 

  • March 8 2023, Chris Howe, “Building the platform for Old Oak Common's platforms”, in RAIL, number 978, page 60 

  • A mechanical arrangement for transporting material or objects, generally over short or moderate distances, as from one part of a building to another.#* 

  • Anything that conveys, transports or delivers. 

  • The 1.7 mile-long conveyor system was commissioned in November 2022, and will remove one million lorry movements from the roads around West London. 

messenger

noun
  • One who brings messages. 

  • A light line with which a heavier line may be hauled e.g. from the deck of a ship to the pier. 

  • The supporting member of an aerial cable (electric power or telephone or data). 

  • A pin which travels across the pin deck to knock over another pin, usually for a strike. 

  • A messenger-at-arms. 

  • An instant messenger program. 

  • A weight dropped down a line to close a Nansen bottle. 

  • A piece of paper, etc., blown up a string to a kite. 

  • The secretary bird. 

  • A person appointed to perform certain ministerial duties under bankrupt and insolvent laws, such as to take charge of the estate of the bankrupt or insolvent. 

  • A forerunner. 

  • A light scudding cloud preceding a storm. 

verb
  • To send something by messenger. 

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