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    shop floor

    noun
    noun
    BrE BrE//ˌʃɒp ˈflɔː(r)//
    ; NAmE NAmE//ˌʃɑːp ˈflɔːr//
    [singular] Manufacturing
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  1. 1the area in a factory where the goods are made by the workers to work on the shop floor In the industrial sector, there are still relatively few women on the shop floor. See related entries: Manufacturing
  2. 2the workers in a factory, not the managers Most decisions about how work should be done are taken in the office rather than on the shop floor (= by the workers). See related entries: Manufacturing
    3.  Wordfinderfactoryassembly line, capacity, factory, foreman, plant, process, production, shift, shop floor, workforce
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