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

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Example Sentences

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production line

Star defenders William Saliba and Wesley Fofana came off the production line, while 18-year-old attacking talent Djylian N'Guessan will join Liverpool in January.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

When its final locally made car left the production line in 2017, it didn't just lose a car industry, it lost an engineering mindset and key skills, says Dave Roberts of Evtec.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

It contained its own complete production line, including a drying turbine -- but wasn't as big as another recently dismantled facility that employed some 50 people.

From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026

“Once you establish a production line, scaling output by 10 times is not that difficult,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 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

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