production line

noun

Examples of production line in a Sentence

He works on the production line at the local factory.
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After decades of German manufacturing humming at much higher rates than its European counterparts, Germany idled more of its production lines last year than the European Union as a whole. Jim Tankersley, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025 By 2025, the company aims to achieve airworthiness certification for its flying cars, establish production lines, and begin taking pre-orders from customers. Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 10 Jan. 2025 Only three production lines remain open in the U.S. today, the group said. Joe Hernandez, NPR, 20 Feb. 2025 And now, enlivened Coast Guard bureaucrats are filling the vacuum, rushing to make the PSC production line a permanent feature in future Coast Guard budgets. Craig Hooper, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for production line

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 13 Mar. 2025.

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