EnglishMain Dictionary
shop floor
Universal Words
noun [sing.] (BrE)
1 the area in a factory where the goods are made by the workers:
to work on the shop floor * In the industrial sector, there are still relatively few women on the shop floor.
2 the workers in a factory, not the managers:
Most decisions about how work should be done are taken in the office rather than on the shop floor (= by the workers).
