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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Industrial discipline migrated from shop floor to office desk.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 30, 2025
But on the shop floor, they suspected something was not right.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2025
The Irish watchdog has requested retailers remove the affected batches from the shop floor and display recall notices at pay points.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2025
Mr Leighton said the supermarket was looking to put more staff on the shop floor, but acknowledged regaining customers' trust in the brand would take time.
From BBC ● Mar. 14, 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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