ASSEMBLY LINE Definition & Meaning

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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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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of assembly line¹

An Americanism dating back to 1910–15

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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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For most it’s a grind having to wash an assembly line of pots and pans first thing in the morning.

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Some days, he says, it looked like an assembly line.

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Then comes another one as the assembly line continues, the sounds of sewing, stitching, cutting and soldering echoing off the high ceilings.

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