assembly line

US/əˈsɛmbli laɪːn/

noun

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.

Similar
production lineline
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Meanings

nounassembly line (plural assembly lines)

plural assembly lines

  1. businessA 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.

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
production lineline
Broader
mechanical system
Also see
lineproduction line

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Catalan cadena de muntatge
  • cadena de muntatgesystem of workers and machinery in a series
Chinese Mandarin 裝配線 /装配线, 流水線 /流水线
  • 裝配線 /装配线 (zhuāngpèixiàn)system of workers and machinery in a series
  • 流水線 /流水线 (liúshuǐxiàn)system of workers and machinery in a series
Danish samlebånd
  • samlebåndsystem of workers and machinery in a series
Dutch lopende band
  • lopende bandsystem of workers and machinery in a series
Finnish kokoonpanolinja
  • kokoonpanolinjasystem of workers and machinery in a series
French ligne de montage
  • ligne de montagesystem of workers and machinery in a series
German Fließband
  • Fließbandsystem of workers and machinery in a series
Hungarian szerelősor, szerelőszalag
  • szerelősorsystem of workers and machinery in a series
  • szerelőszalagsystem of workers and machinery in a series
  • gyártósorsystem of workers and machinery in a series
Irish líne chóimeála
  • líne chóimeálasystem of workers and machinery in a series
Italian catena di montaggio
  • catena di montaggiosystem of workers and machinery in a series
Japanese 組み立てライン
  • 組み立てライン (kumitate-rain)system of workers and machinery in a series
Māori ara waihanga
  • ara waihangasystem of workers and machinery in a series
Norwegian Bokmål samlebånd, samleband
  • samlebåndsystem of workers and machinery in a series
  • samlebandsystem of workers and machinery in a series
Polish linia montażowa
  • linia montażowasystem of workers and machinery in a series
Portuguese linha de produção, linha de montagem
  • linha de produçãosystem of workers and machinery in a series
  • linha de montagemsystem of workers and machinery in a series
Romanian bandă de montaj, linie de asamblare
  • bandă de montajsystem of workers and machinery in a series
  • linie de asamblaresystem of workers and machinery in a series
Russian конве́йер, ли́ния сбо́рки
  • конве́йер (konvéjjer)system of workers and machinery in a series
  • ли́ния сбо́рки (línija sbórki)system of workers and machinery in a series
  • сбо́рочная ли́ния (sbóročnaja línija)system of workers and machinery in a series
Spanish línea de montaje, línea de ensamblaje
  • línea de montajesystem of workers and machinery in a series
  • línea de ensamblajesystem of workers and machinery in a series
  • cadena de ensambladurasystem of workers and machinery in a series
  • línea ensambladorasystem of workers and machinery in a series
  • línea ensamblantesystem of workers and machinery in a series
Swedish löpande band
  • löpande bandsystem of workers and machinery in a series
Ukrainian склада́льний конве́єр
  • склада́льний конве́єр (skladálʹnyj konvéjer)system of workers and machinery in a series
Welsh rhes gysodod
  • rhes gysododsystem of workers and machinery in a series
Cite this entry
APA

assembly line. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/assembly%20line

MLA

“assembly line.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/assembly%20line. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “assembly line,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/assembly%20line.

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