production line

American  

noun

1. an arrangement of machines or sequence of operations involved with a single manufacturing operation or production process.

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production line British  

noun

1. a factory system in which parts or components of the end product are transported by a conveyor through a number of different sites at each of which a manual or machine operation is performed on them without interrupting the flow of production

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Etymology

Origin of production line

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

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production line

Commercial airlines chief Stephanie Pope will be joined by other Boeing brass and local government leaders at a ribbon-cutting ceremony early Friday afternoon for the new "North Line" MAX production line in Everett, Washington state.

From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026

A slick-looking production line runs inside, with vehicles whizzing about and lots of people wearing high-vis clothing.

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026

Around 87 percent of the 13,000 humanoid robots deployed worldwide in 2025 rolled off a Chinese production line, according to the UK-based consultancy Omdia.

From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026

The first R2s to roll off the company’s production line in Normal, Ill., are the performance version, starting at $57,990.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026

And why was so much of the production line hidden away?

From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz

Related Words

• assembly line