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.

See pipeline in Webster's New World College Dictionary

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noun

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

to convey by, or supply with, a pipeline

See pipeline in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A conduit of pipe, especially one used for the conveyance of water, gas, or petroleum products.
A direct channel by which information is privately transmitted.
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