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Definitions for Pipeline

[1] a long tubular conduit or series of pipes, often underground, with pumps and valves for flow control, used to transport crude oil, natural gas, water, etc., especially over great distances.
[2] a route, channel, or process along which something passes or is provided at a steady rate; means, system, or flow of supply or supplies: Freighters and cargo planes are a pipeline for overseas goods.
[3] a channel of information, especially one that is direct, privileged, or confidential; inside source; reliable contact.
[4] to convey by or as if by pipeline: to pipeline oil from the far north to ice-free ports; to pipeline graduates into the top jobs.
[5] in the pipeline , Informal . in the process of being developed, provided, or completed; in the works; under way. Government Informal . (of funds) authorized but not spent.
[6] a long pipe, esp underground, used to transport oil, natural gas, etc, over long distances
[7] a medium of communication, esp a private one
[8] in the pipeline in the process of being completed, delivered, or produced
[9] to convey by pipeline
[10] to supply with a pipeline

Words related to Pipeline

vent, hose, duct, sewer, vessel, line, almanac, journal, list, program, diary, agenda, timetable, table, lineup, docket, card, chronology, pipe, cylinder

Words nearby Pipeline

pipeclay, piped music, pipefish, pipefitting, pipeful, pipeline, pipeliner, pipelining, piper, piperaceous, piperacillin

Origin of Pipeline

First recorded in 1855–60; pipe1 + line1

Synonyms for Pipeline

channel, conduit, course, duct, waterworks, water passage