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SHOP FLOOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does shop floor mean? 

SHOP FLOOR (noun)
  The noun SHOP FLOOR has 1 sense:

1. workplace consisting of the part of a factory housing the machinesplay

  Familiarity information: SHOP FLOOR used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SHOP FLOOR (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Workplace consisting of the part of a factory housing the machines

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Context example:

the productive work is done on the shop floor

Hypernyms ("shop floor" is a kind of...):

work; workplace (a place where work is done)

Holonyms ("shop floor" is a part of...):

factory; manufactory; manufacturing plant; mill (a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing)


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