factory

a factory farm

factory farming - a system for producing eggs, meat, and milk quickly and cheaply by keeping animals in small closed areas and giving them food which makes them grow quickly. The use of antibiotics in some factory farms has been linked to the recent increase in food poisoning.

See also: farm

factory farming

a system for producing eggs, meat, and milk quickly and cheaply by keeping animals in small closed areas and giving them food which makes them grow quickly. They've launched a campaign against the abuses of factory farming.

See also: farm

the factory floor

1. on the factory floor - if someone works on the factory floor, they are one of the ordinary people who work in a factory. She's worked her way up from the factory floor to a top job in the union.

2. on the factory floor - in the part of a factory where goods are produced. The new computer system ensures that orders reach the factory floor in less than 24 hours.

See also: floor

factory-farmed (mainly British, American)

factory farming - a system for producing eggs, meat, and milk quickly and cheaply by keeping animals in small closed areas and giving them food which makes them grow quickly. Factory-farmed chickens contain a lot of fat because they're kept indoors and don't get any exercise.

on the factory floor

1. if someone works on the factory floor, they are one of the ordinary people who work in a factory. He spent five years on the factory floor before being promoted to supervisor.

2. in the part of a factory where goods are produced. The problem was only discovered when the system was tested on the factory floor.

See also: floor