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

The union’s response was blunt: Atlas would never step onto a production line without workers agreeing first.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

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

The next step for Morocco is to bring more senior internationals through the domestic production line.

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 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

Irene Morgan worked at the Baltimore-based aircraft manufacturer Glenn L. Martin Company, assigned to the production line of the B-26 Marauder.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

Related Words

• assembly line