as·sem·bly-line
ə-ˈsem-blē-ˌlīn 
: made by or as if by an assembly line
especially
: lacking originality or creativity
bored by the novel's assembly-line plot
1
: an arrangement of machines, equipment, and workers in which work passes from operation to operation in direct line until the product is assembled
2
: a process for turning out a finished product in a mechanically efficient manner
academic assembly lines
Examples of assembly-line in a Sentence
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Beth Greenfield, Fortune Asia, 2 July 2024
Today in history On this day in 1914, Ford Motor Co. greatly improved its assembly-line operation by employing an endless chain to pull each chassis along at its Highland Park, Michigan, plant.
—The Arizona Republic, 13 Jan. 2024
Corey Robin, The New Yorker, 29 June 2024
But without the paperwork, no one on the assembly line knew that the door plug had ever been removed, or that its bolts were missing, Lund said.
—Gregory Wallace, CNN, 27 June 2024
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Adjective
Foxconn generally outsources its recruitment of assembly-line workers to third-party vendors.
—Beth Greenfield, Fortune Asia, 2 July 2024
Today in history On this day in 1914, Ford Motor Co. greatly improved its assembly-line operation by employing an endless chain to pull each chassis along at its Highland Park, Michigan, plant.
—The Arizona Republic, 13 Jan. 2024
Noun
Maybe demand has gone up: an affordable electric car has rolled off the assembly line, or an efficient energy grid has come online.
—Corey Robin, The New Yorker, 29 June 2024
But without the paperwork, no one on the assembly line knew that the door plug had ever been removed, or that its bolts were missing, Lund said.
—Gregory Wallace, CNN, 27 June 2024
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“Assembly-line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/assembly-line. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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