Meanings
nounshop floor (plural shop floors)
plural shop floors · alternative shopfloor
- The area of a factory or workshop where the operatives work, as distinct from the administrative areas.
Synonyms: sales floor, floor
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe area of a factory or workshop where the operatives work, as distinct from the administrative areas.
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Translations
Dutch werkvloer
- werkvloerarea of a factory
Finnish myymälätila, tuotantotila
- myymälätilapublic area of a retail store
- tuotantotilaarea of a factory
French atelier, ouvriers
- atelierarea of a factory
- ouvriersarea of a factory
- productionarea of a factory
German Produktionsstätte, Fabrikhalle
- Produktionsstättearea of a factory
- Fabrikhallearea of a factory
Italian officina
- officinaarea of a factory
Portuguese chão de fábrica
- chão de fábricaarea of a factory
Spanish taller
- tallerarea of a factory
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shop floor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shop%20floor
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“shop floor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shop%20floor. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shop floor,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shop%20floor.
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