mass production

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mass production (uncountable)

  1. The process of manufacturing products on a large scale.
    • 1964 May, R. K. Evans, “The VenturaPaxman's high-speed engine”, in Modern Railways, page 328:
      After the war, the invaluable experience gained with mass production of the TP engines saw Davey Paxman in a favourable position to supply such units almost "off the shelf", a facility found to be of great value by oil companies engaged in well-drilling; [...].
    • 2023 April 5, “£35,000 needed to save a Class 317 and create rebuilt '210' DMU”, in RAIL, number 980, page 8:
      They were ruled out as over-engineered and too expensive for mass production, and lost out to Class 141 and '142' railbuses, and then Class 150s.

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