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SHOP FLOOR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does shop floor mean?
• SHOP FLOOR (noun)
The noun SHOP FLOOR has 1 sense:
1. workplace consisting of the part of a factory housing the machines
Familiarity information: SHOP FLOOR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Workplace consisting of the part of a factory housing the machines
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Context example:
the productive work is done on the shop floor
Hypernyms ("shop floor" is a kind of...):
work; workplace (a place where work is done)
Holonyms ("shop floor" 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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