production line

noun

Examples of production line in a Sentence

He works on the production line at the local factory.
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In an industry where minutes of downtime can mean millions lost, predictive maintenance is fast becoming the discipline that keeps the world’s production lines alive. Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2025 Seeing a future with fewer EV sales, GM responded by scheduling a December shutdown of the Cadillac Lyriq and Vistiq production lines at its Spring Hill plant in Tennessee and laying off workers on the second shift. Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025 After the facility suspended operations in early 2024 due to a state of emergency, Hansae Haiti cautiously reopened two production lines that September. Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025 Manufacturing agents can simulate production lines and adapt to constraints on the fly. Gary Drenik, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025 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 18 Sep. 2025.

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