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
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Preetpal Singh, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Magy showed Axios how the drones are made in a matter of hours, how finished sections snap together by hand and the assembly-line guts of xCell, the company's air-liftable containers.
—Colin Demarest, Axios, 12 Feb. 2025
Sam Allard, Axios, 7 Mar. 2025
Why making a car takes years The process to make a car doesn't start at the front of an assembly line, but rather years earlier.
—Jamie L. Lareau, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
But companies are now dealing with much more complex issues that can’t be solved with assembly-line thinking.
—Preetpal Singh, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Magy showed Axios how the drones are made in a matter of hours, how finished sections snap together by hand and the assembly-line guts of xCell, the company's air-liftable containers.
—Colin Demarest, Axios, 12 Feb. 2025
Noun
Baked or battered fish produced on an assembly line next to big-batch wet sides usually isn't great.
—Sam Allard, Axios, 7 Mar. 2025
Why making a car takes years The process to make a car doesn't start at the front of an assembly line, but rather years earlier.
—Jamie L. Lareau, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for assembly-line
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“Assembly-line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/assembly-line. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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