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trayline

trayline noun: a system of food preparation, used in hospitals, in which trays move along an assembly line.

Noun

trayline (plural traylines)

  1. A system of food preparation, used in hospitals, in which trays move along an assembly line.
    • The trays for the test unit at first were assembled on a separate trayline within the main kitchen; however, this process consumed excessive space and time, so the operation was transferred to the regular trayline.1970, American Hospital Association, Hospitals: the journal of the American Hospital Association: Volume 44
    • These are reasons that trayline assembly is popular in healthcare, especially for acute care environments.2001, Sue Grossbauer, Managing Foodservice Operations, page 58

Forms of trayline

pluraltraylines

Origin of trayline

From tray + line.

Questions about trayline

What does trayline mean?
Trayline means a system of food preparation, used in hospitals, in which trays move along an assembly line.
What part of speech is trayline?
Trayline is a noun.
What is the plural of trayline?
The plural of trayline is traylines.

Words near trayline in the dictionary

  1. trayful
  2. trayfuls
  3. traying
  4. trayless
  5. traylike
  6. trayline
  7. traylines
  8. Traylor
  9. traymobile
  10. traymobiles
  11. trayne

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