pipeline

The definition of a pipeline is a line of pipes, or a channel or method to carry something from one place to another.

(noun)

An example of a pipeline is a line of pipes that carries natural gas from an oil drilling site to a nearby city.

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See pipeline in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

  1. a line of pipes for conveying water, gas, oil, etc.
  2. any channel or means whereby something is passed on: a pipeline of information

transitive verb pipelined, pipelining

to convey by, or supply with, a pipeline

See pipeline in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A conduit of pipe, especially one used for the conveyance of water, gas, or petroleum products.
  2. A direct channel by which information is privately transmitted.
  3. A system through which something is conducted, especially as a means of supply: “Farther down the pipeline are three other approaches to vaccine development” (Boston Globe).
transitive verb pipe·lined, pipe·lin·ing, pipe·lines
  1. To convey by or as if by a system of pipes.
  2. To lay a system of pipes through.

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