production line
noun [C]Definition
› a line of machines and workers in a factory that a product moves along while it is being built or produced. Each machine or worker performs a particular job that must be finished before the product moves to the next position in the line.Factories
(Definition of production line noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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