shop floor
Britishnoun
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the part of a factory housing the machines and men directly involved in production
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workers, esp factory workers organized in a union
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( as modifier )
shop-floor protest
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Example Sentences
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Many of the items now live in neat squares made out of masking tape on the shop floor.
From BBC ● Jan. 21, 2026
Industrial discipline migrated from shop floor to office desk.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 30, 2025
One employee at a major supplier based in the West Midlands told the BBC they were not expecting to be back on the shop floor until 29 September.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2025
Most designers learn their trade as apprentices or at fashion school - but Armani's education took place on the shop floor.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2025
Down on the shop floor, it was clear that all was not well.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
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