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assembly line
noun
- an arrangement of machines, tools, and workers in which a product is assembled by having each perform a specific, successive operation on an incomplete unit as it passes by in a series of stages organized in a direct line.
assembly line
noun
- a sequence of machines, tools, operations, workers, etc, in a factory, arranged so that at each stage a further process is carried out
assembly line
- A line of factory workers and equipment along which a product being assembled passes consecutively from operation to operation until completed.
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Notes
Assembly lines are found in many industries but are particularly associated with automobile manufacturing.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of assembly line1
An Americanism dating back to 1910–15
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China has hugely benefited from hosting assembly lines for one of the world's most valuable companies.
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A 1930 photo of assembly line workers at a Ford plant in Long Beach.
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"If you look at our auto industry, right, we're in assembly line for German engines and transmissions right now", he said.
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Some workers on the Cybertruck assembly line were recently reassigned to the Model Y, an indication that sales are disappointing.
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Steve Brown said there were mixed emotions as the last van rolled off the assembly line, calling it a "sad, sad day", but he said the atmosphere was "excellent".
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