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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 it
Familiarity information: PRODUCTION LINE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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