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Definition of pipeline noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

pipeline

noun
 
/ˈpaɪplaɪn/
 
/ˈpaɪplaɪn/
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  1. a series of pipes that are usually underground and are used for carrying oil, gas, etc. over long distances
    • There are plans to lay a gas pipeline through the region.
    • The pipeline runs through central Mozambique.
    Extra Examples
    • The pipeline links the refinery with the port.
    • The pipeline supplies Jordan with 15 per cent of its crude oil.
    • a pipeline across the desert
    • the construction of a gas pipeline through Morocco
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • gas
    • oil
    • water
    verb + pipeline
    • build
    • construct
    • lay
    pipeline + verb
    • supply something
    • cross something
    • pass through something
    pipeline + noun
    • route
    • network
    preposition
    • in the pipeline
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Idioms
in the pipeline
  1. something that is in the pipeline is being discussed, planned or prepared and will happen or exist soon
    • Important new laws are already in the pipeline.
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