Phrase guide

assembly line

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • General-American: /əˈsɛmbli laɪːn/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A system of workers and machinery in which a product is assembled in a series of consecutive operations; typically the product is conveyed by a continuously moving belt.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: business, manufacturing

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: production line, line

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: mechanical system

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

39 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: cadena de muntatge — system of workers and machinery in a series
  • Chinese Mandarin: 裝配線 /装配线 (zhuāngpèixiàn) — system of workers and machinery in a series
  • Chinese Mandarin: 流水線 /流水线 (liúshuǐxiàn) — system of workers and machinery in a series
  • Danish: samlebånd — system of workers and machinery in a series
  • Dutch: lopende band — system of workers and machinery in a series
  • Finnish: kokoonpanolinja — system of workers and machinery in a series
  • French: ligne de montage — system of workers and machinery in a series
  • Georgian: საამწყობო ხაზი (saamc̣q̇obo xazi) — system of workers and machinery in a series
  • Georgian: საამწყობო კონვეირი (saamc̣q̇obo ḳonveiri) — system of workers and machinery in a series
  • German: Fließband — system of workers and machinery in a series
  • Hungarian: szerelősor — system of workers and machinery in a series
  • Hungarian: szerelőszalag — system of workers and machinery in a series
  • Hungarian: gyártósor — system of workers and machinery in a series
  • Irish: líne chóimeála — system of workers and machinery in a series
  • Italian: catena di montaggio — system of workers and machinery in a series
  • Japanese: 組み立てライン (kumitate-rain) — system of workers and machinery in a series
  • Macedonian: производна лента (proizvodna lenta) — system of workers and machinery in a series
  • Māori: ara waihanga — system of workers and machinery in a series
  • Norman: lîngne d'assembliage — system of workers and machinery in a series
  • Norman: lîngne d'assembliéthie — system of workers and machinery in a series
  • Norwegian Bokmål: samlebånd — system of workers and machinery in a series
  • Norwegian Bokmål: samleband — system of workers and machinery in a series
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: samleband — system of workers and machinery in a series
  • Polish: linia montażowa — system of workers and machinery in a series
  • Portuguese: linha de produção — system of workers and machinery in a series
  • Portuguese: linha de montagem — system of workers and machinery in a series
  • Romanian: bandă de montaj — system of workers and machinery in a series
  • Romanian: linie de asamblare — system of workers and machinery in a series
  • Russian: конве́йер (konvéjjer) — system of workers and machinery in a series
  • Russian: ли́ния сбо́рки (línija sbórki) — system of workers and machinery in a series
  • Russian: сбо́рочная ли́ния (sbóročnaja línija) — system of workers and machinery in a series
  • Spanish: línea de montaje — system of workers and machinery in a series
  • Spanish: línea de ensamblaje — system of workers and machinery in a series
  • Spanish: cadena de ensambladura — system of workers and machinery in a series
  • Spanish: línea ensambladora — system of workers and machinery in a series
  • Spanish: línea ensamblante — system of workers and machinery in a series
  • Swedish: löpande band — system of workers and machinery in a series
  • Ukrainian: склада́льний конве́єр (skladálʹnyj konvéjer) — system of workers and machinery in a series
  • Welsh: rhes gysodod — system of workers and machinery in a series