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pipeline
/ˈpaɪˌplaɪn/
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What does pipeline mean?
noun
- A conduit made of pipes used to convey water, gas or petroleum, etc.
- A channel (either physical or logical) by which information is transmitted sequentially (that is, the first information in is the first information out).
- (figuratively) A system or process through which something is conducted.
More meanings (6)
noun
- (figuratively) A widely observed pattern of development in personal interests, circumstances, or opinions.
- (figuratively) A continuous, contributing source of benefits, talent, or innovation.
- The inside of a wave that a surfer is riding, when the wave has started closing over it.
verb
- To design (a microchip etc.) so that processing takes place in efficient stages, the output of each stage being fed as input to the next.
- To convey by a system of pipes.
- To lay a system of pipes through.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈpaɪˌplaɪn/
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Azerbaijan and Turkey have blockaded pipeline and railroad traffic to Armenia for its support of the Karabakh Armenians.
If they are rich enough, maybe they will have a private pipeline of education laid to their home.
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Oil and its products are delivered by pipeline from Azerbaijan to the port of Batumi for export and local refining.
Oil and its products have been delivered by pipeline from Azerbaijan to the port of Batumi for export and local refining.
US--Ambassador Arlene RENDER; Embassy at Pipeline Road (Kairaba Avenue), Fajara, Banjul (mailing address is P. M. B. No.