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ASSEMBLY PLANT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A factory where manufactured parts are assembled into a finished product
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("assembly plant" is a kind of...):
factory; manufactory; manufacturing plant; mill (a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "assembly plant"):
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)