assembly plant

/əˌsɛmbli plænt/
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Other forms: assembly plants

Definitions of assembly plant
  1. noun
    a factory where manufactured parts are assembled into a finished product
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    types:
    maquiladora
    an assembly plant in Mexico (near the United States border); parts are shipped into Mexico and the finished product is shipped back across the border
    type of:
    factory, manufactory, manufacturing plant, mill
    a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing
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