definitions

shop floor

noun

the part of a factory housing the machines and men directly involved in production
  1. workers, esp factory workers organized in a union
  2. (as modifier)shop-floor protest

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Nearby words

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 Zola

  • Wasn't it your pepper and salt that was strewed on the shop-floor to-day?

    Woman in Prison|Caroline H. Woods