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PRODUCTION LINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does production line mean? 

PRODUCTION LINE (noun)
  The noun PRODUCTION LINE has 1 sense:

1. mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on itplay

  Familiarity information: PRODUCTION LINE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PRODUCTION LINE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

assembly line; line; production line

Hypernyms ("production line" is a kind of...):

mechanical system (a system of elements that interact on mechanical principles)

Meronyms (parts of "production line"):

conveyer; conveyer belt; conveyor; conveyor belt; transporter (a moving belt that transports objects (as in a factory))

Holonyms ("production line" is a part of...):

factory; manufactory; manufacturing plant; mill (a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing)


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