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
He will be succeeded by John Furner, a Walmart lifer who worked his way up from the shop floor and now serves as head of the company's US business.
From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2025
Most designers learn their trade as apprentices or at fashion school - but Armani's education took place on the shop floor.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2025
A spokesperson confirmed a voluntary leave scheme had opened to shop floor and office staff at the Sunderland plant this week.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2025
From the window, you can see that the shop floor and all the lamps are pumpkin orange, but the counters and tables are white.
From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins
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