| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Feeder conveyor | Mining | A. A short auxiliary conveyor designed to receive coal from the face conveyor and load it onto the gate conveyor. Also called stage loader. See also: feeder; gate-end feeder; gate-end loader b. Any conveyor that transports material to another conveyor. (references) | |
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