the factory floor
noun
: the part of a factory among the ordinary workers where products are made
There's talk on the factory floor about a possible strike.
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From a viewing platform above the factory floor, visitors watch production line craftspeople install electrical wiring, plumbing, heating, air conditioning, solar panel hookups, propane tanks and other components.
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Kit Bernardi, USA Today, 25 July 2025
The swap stations will charge up the battery packs on the factory floor.
—Paul Ridden
july 21, New Atlas, 21 July 2025
In the context of Industry 4.0, therefore, edge computing helps enable real-time decision making on the factory floor.
—Amy Gu, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
Ledbetter was among the few women who worked the factory floor at Alabama’s Goodyear tire plant from the late 1970s to 1990s.
—Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 6 May 2025
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Kit Bernardi, USA Today, 25 July 2025
The swap stations will charge up the battery packs on the factory floor.
—Paul Ridden
july 21, New Atlas, 21 July 2025
In the context of Industry 4.0, therefore, edge computing helps enable real-time decision making on the factory floor.
—Amy Gu, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
Ledbetter was among the few women who worked the factory floor at Alabama’s Goodyear tire plant from the late 1970s to 1990s.
—Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 6 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for the factory floor
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“The factory floor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20factory%20floor. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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