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