assembly line

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