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production line

American  

noun

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

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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Tesla’s first semi truck rolls off its high-volume production line.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

Martel said his company has been actively building up inventory to prevent production line bottlenecks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

People familiar with the matter say that Tesla is designing the production line to make hundreds of Cybercabs a week.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

What’s Next: Tesla is so enthusiastic about robots it’s ending production of its Model S and X vehicles and converting that factory capacity into a robot production line.

From Barron's • Feb. 9, 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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