- assembly line
- noun (C) a system for making things in a factory in which the products move past a line of workers who each make or check one part
Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.
assembly line
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assembly line — ➔ line * * * assembly line UK US noun [C] ► PRODUCTION, WORKPLACE a line of machines and workers in a factory which a product moves along while it is being built or produced. Each machine or worker performs a particular job, which must be… … Financial and business terms
assembly-line — a. Of, pertaining to, or resembling an {assembly line}; as, an assembly line process; also used metaphorically, as an assembly line educational system. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
assembly line — n. A line of machinery, tools, and workers on which objects to be manufactured are moved from one post to the next, where different workers perform different steps in the manufacturing process; called also {production line}. The objects to be… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Assembly line — An assembly line is a manufacturing process in which parts (usually interchangeable parts) are added to a product in a sequential manner using optimally planned logistics to create a finished product much faster than with handcrafting type… … Wikipedia
assembly line — an arrangement of machines, tools, and workers in which a product is assembled by having each perform a specific, successive operation on an incomplete unit as it passes by in a series of stages organized in a direct line. Also called production… … Universalium
assembly line — Synonyms and related words: armory, arsenal, assemblage, assembly, assembly plant, assembly line production, atomic energy plant, bindery, boatyard, boilery, bookbindery, brewery, brickyard, cannery, creamery, dairy, defense plant, distillery,… … Moby Thesaurus
assembly-line — adjective Date: 1939 made by or as if by an assembly line; especially lacking originality or creativity < bored by the novel s assembly line plot > … New Collegiate Dictionary
assembly line — noun Assembly line is used before these nouns: ↑worker Assembly line is used after these nouns: ↑automobile … Collocations dictionary
assembly line — noun Date: 1914 1. an arrangement of machines, equipment, and workers in which work passes from operation to operation in direct line until the product is assembled 2. a process for turning out a finished product in a mechanically efficient… … New Collegiate Dictionary
assembly line — noun A system of workers and machinery in which a product is assembled in a series of consecutive operations; typically the product is attached to a continuously moving belt … Wiktionary
Assembly line — Конвейер; Поточная линия … Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии
