production line

American  

noun

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

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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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production line

Perhaps we are starting at the wrong end of the production line.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

But 15 years on it has created a production line of talent that has helped to make the England the competitive team they are today.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

Commercial airlines chief Stephanie Pope will be joined by other Boeing brass and local government leaders at a ribbon-cutting ceremony early Friday afternoon for the new "North Line" MAX production line in Everett, Washington state.

From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026

Around 87 percent of the 13,000 humanoid robots deployed worldwide in 2025 rolled off a Chinese production line, according to the UK-based consultancy Omdia.

From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026

I try to give a smile of thanks, but he’s obviously still avoiding eye contact with me, so I pretend to be absorbed, observing the production line.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

Related Words

• assembly line