pipeline
[noun]
Synonyms: tube, conduit, duct, passage, pipe

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Related Words: grapevine, origin, source, wellspring, supplier, connection, contact

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

pipe‧line /ˈpaɪp-laɪn/ noun [countable]

1. a line of connecting pipes, often under the ground, used for sending gas, oil etc over long distances

2. be in the pipeline if a plan, idea, or event is in the pipeline, it is being prepared and it will happen or be completed soon:
More job losses are in the pipeline.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

pipeline
noun
ADJ. gas, oil, water
VERB + PIPELINE build, construct, lay
PIPELINE + VERB supply sth The pipeline supplies Jordan with 15 per cent of its crude oil.
pass through sth, run through sth The pipeline runs through central Mozambique.
link sth The pipeline links the refinery with the port.
PIPELINE + NOUN network, system
PREP. in the ~ (figurative) (= being discussed or prepared) Important changes are already in the pipeline.
~ across a pipeline across the desert
~ through the construction of a gas pipeline through Morocco

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