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assembly line

 
/əˈsem·bli ˌlɑɪn/ n [C]

Definition

an arrangement in a factory in which each machine or worker has a particular job to complete before the next job is started by another machine or worker
(Definition of assembly line n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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