assembly line

noun

Meaning

A manufacturing process where parts are added to a product in a sequential manner to create a finished item much faster than by hand.

Examples

Henry Ford revolutionized the automotive industry by perfecting the moving assembly line.
The factory workers were trained to perform a single repetitive task on the assembly line.

Synonyms: production line, conveyor belt, mass production, flow production

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assembly line

noun

Pronunciation: /əˈsɛm.bli ˌlaɪn/

Definition

A manufacturing process where parts are added to a product in a sequential manner to create a finished item much faster than by hand.

Examples

Henry Ford revolutionized the automotive industry by perfecting the moving assembly line.
The factory workers were trained to perform a single repetitive task on the assembly line.

Synonyms of assembly line

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