shop floor
noun
the part of a factory housing the machines and men directly involved in production
- workers, esp factory workers organized in a union
- (as modifier)shop-floor protest
Words nearby shop floor
shootist, shootout, shop, shop around, shop assistant, shop floor, shop right, shop steward, shopaholic, shopbot, shopcraft
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Examples from the Web for shop-floor
She crossed the shop-floor at a leisurely pace, and came and offered her hand to the beautiful Norman.
The Fat and the Thin|Emile ZolaWasn't it your pepper and salt that was strewed on the shop-floor to-day?
Woman in Prison|Caroline H. Woods