production line

noun

Examples of production line in a Sentence

He works on the production line at the local factory.
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Adding to the sector's challenges of wavering consumer demand and aggressive new e-commerce competition are macroeconomic shocks hitting production lines. Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 20 May 2026 But the benefits could outweigh the costs, particularly for businesses who want to add an extra level of information gathering and display to workers out in the field, on the production line or providing services. Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026 Fertiglobe, which is listed in Abu Dhabi and majority-owned by national energy company ADNOC, has continued producing fertilizer in the UAE during the conflict, with short outages of between five and 10 days at its two production lines. Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 14 May 2026 Vannevar Bush’s wartime Office of Scientific Research and Development linked federal funding, academic talent, and industrial production lines. David H. Hsu, Fortune, 11 May 2026 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 30 May. 2026.

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