trayline

English

Etymology

tray +‎ line

Noun

trayline (plural traylines)

1. A system of food preparation, used in hospitals, in which trays move along an assembly line.
   • 1970, American Hospital Association, Hospitals: the journal of the American Hospital Association: Volume 44

     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.

   • 2001, Sue Grossbauer, Managing Foodservice Operations, page 58:

     These are reasons that trayline assembly is popular in healthcare, especially for acute care environments.

Anagrams

• interlay, lyterian