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assembly line

n.

1. An arrangement of workers, machines, and equipment in which the product being assembled passes consecutively from operation to operation until completed. Also called production line.

2. A process in which finished products are turned out in a mechanically efficient, though impersonal, manner: a university that functions as a sports assembly line.

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assembly line

n

(Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) a sequence of machines, tools, operations, workers, etc., in a factory, arranged so that at each stage a further process is carried out

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

assembly line - mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it production line, line conveyer belt, conveyor belt, conveyor, conveyer, transporter - a moving belt that transports objects (as in a factory) factory, manufactory, manufacturing plant, mill - a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing mechanical system - a system of elements that interact on mechanical principles

Translations

assembly line n → catena di montaggio