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/pˈaɪplˌaɪn/ Listen

noun

pipe line, pipeline n.

A line of pipe with pumping machinery and apparatus for conveying liquids, gases, or finely divided solids, such as petroleum or natural gas, between distant points.

Fig. an information channel direct from the source.

The set of stages and processes from the invention or design of a product to its ultimate use, production, or commercial sale. Used commonly in the phrase in the pipeline, i. e. still in preparation or under development.

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Etymology of 'Pipeline'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... in 1996. Georgia is pinning its hopes for long-term recovery on the development of an international transportation corridor through the key Black Sea ports of P'ot'i and Bat'umi. The decision in 1996 to construct an early Caspian oil pipeline through Georgia underscores the viability of such a corridor and may spur greater western investment in the economy. A growing trade deficit and political uncertainties cloud ...

— The 1997 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency.