assembly line

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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 manufactured usually move on a form of conveyor belt, which does not necessarily move only in a straight line, but may continue around the factory area for some distance.

Noun

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assembly line - mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it Synonyms: production line, line

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