shop floor

The shop floor is a part of a factory where the production takes place, as opposed to warehouse and office space.

(noun)

An example of shop floor is the place where an assembly line is located in a car factory.

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See shop floor in Webster's New World College Dictionary

  1. the part of a factory where the products are manufactured
  2. the workers who are engaged in production there

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