- assembly line
- The production line where a vehicle is put together from its component parts. Often one team will work on just the engine of each vehicle while another team works on another part, etc.
Dictionary of automotive terms. 2015.
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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 — assembly lines N COUNT An assembly line is an arrangement of workers and machines in a factory, where each worker deals with only one part of a product. The product passes from one worker to another until it is finished. ...a man who works on an… … English dictionary
assembly line — ► NOUN ▪ a series of machines by which identical items are assembled in successive stages … English terms dictionary
assembly line — ☆ assembly line n. in many factories, an arrangement whereby each worker performs a specialized operation in assembling the work as it is passed along, often on a slowly moving belt or track … English World dictionary
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 — noun mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑production line, ↑line • Hypernyms: ↑mechanical system • Part Holonyms: ↑factory, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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 — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms assembly line : singular assembly line plural assembly lines a) a system for making products in a factory in which each worker or machine is responsible for adding or checking a particular part b) a moving belt … English dictionary
