assembly line
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a system for making products in a factory in which each worker or machine is responsible for adding or checking a particular part
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a system for making products in a factory in which each worker or machine is responsible for adding or checking a particular part
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a moving belt in a factory that moves the product being made from one stage to the next
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goods that are used in the production of other goods, rather than goods that are sold to customers
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a machine with a flat wide belt used for moving objects from one place to another, especially in a factory
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a piece of equipment in a factory that makes a long deep sound to tell people that work is starting or ending
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a process in a factory in which goods are made in stages by a series of people or machines arranged in a line
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the regular tests that are done in a factory to make sure that its products are good enough to sell
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the department of a factory responsible for checking the quality of its products
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a percussion instrument used by football fans which makes a rattling sound when shaken
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