noun
mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it (Freq. 1)
• Syn: ↑production line, ↑line
• Hypernyms: ↑mechanical system
• Part Holonyms: ↑factory, ↑mill, ↑manufacturing plant, ↑manufactory
• Part Meronyms: ↑conveyer belt, ↑conveyor belt, ↑conveyer, ↑conveyor, ↑transporter
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noun, pl ⋯ lines [count]
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workers on the assembly line
Useful english dictionary. 2012.