Dictionary

shop floor en · NOUN

Meanings

1. The public area of a retail store, as distinct from rooms for staff such as offices.
2. The area of a factory or workshop where the operatives work, as distinct from the administrative areas.

Forms

Deriveds

shop-floor struggle

Relateds

coalface

Synonyms

sales floor · floor

Translations (12)

pt chão de fábrica (area of a factory) · de Produktionsstätte (area of a factory) · fi myymälätila (public area of a retail store) · es taller (area of a factory) · de Fabrikhalle (area of a factory) · nl werkvloer (area of a factory) · fr ouvriers (area of a factory) · fi tuotantotila (area of a factory) · fr production (area of a factory) · fr atelier (area of a factory) · it officina (area of a factory) · gl taller (area of a factory)