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assembly line

noun

  1. 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

  1. a sequence of machines, tools, operations, workers, etc, in a factory, arranged so that at each stage a further process is carried out
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

assembly line

  1. 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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