production line

noun

Examples of production line in a Sentence

He works on the production line at the local factory.
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The new expansion has space for nine more production lines. Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 23 Oct. 2024 While the idea was to make 250 a year for four years from 2017 till 2020, just 138 left the production line in the first year. Trinity Francis, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024 The last Can-Am bike rolled off the production line in 1987. Roberto Baldwin, WIRED, 24 Sep. 2024 At a production line for an entry-level smartphone in Dongguan, near Shenzhen, Oppo has this year replaced about 8% of the workers with machines, and moved those employees to work on more complex, higher-end phones. Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for production line 

Word History

First Known Use

1905, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of production line was in 1905

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“Production line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/production%20line. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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