production line

noun

: line sense 6j

Examples of production line in a Sentence

He works on the production line at the local factory.

Recent Examples on the Web Instead, we were invited to what amounted to a media field trip, and a tour of the 737 Max production line. —

Kris Van Cleave, CBS News, 7 July 2024 Sony was the last major manufacturer to cease production of 3.5″ floppies, and their production lines stopped running in 2011. —

Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 3 July 2024 There are also labor shortages where some countries are struggling to find the people with the know-how and the skill to return to those production lines. —

Washington Post Live, Washington Post, 27 June 2024 The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) launched an audit of Boeing’s production lines after a door plug blew off a 737 Max 9 plane operated by Alaska Airlines in January. —

Edward Russell, Travel + Leisure, 20 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for production line

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Word History

First Known Use

1905, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

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 26 Jul. 2024.

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