pipeline

[ pahyp-lahyn ]

/ ˈpaɪpˌlaɪn /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR pipeline ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a long tubular conduit or series of pipes, often underground, with pumps and valves for flow control, used to transport crude oil, natural gas, water, etc., especially over great distances.

a route, channel, or process along which something passes or is provided at a steady rate; means, system, or flow of supply or supplies: Freighters and cargo planes are a pipeline for overseas goods.

a channel of information, especially one that is direct, privileged, or confidential; inside source; reliable contact.

verb (used with object), pipe·lined, pipe·lin·ing.

to convey by or as if by pipeline: to pipeline oil from the far north to ice-free ports; to pipeline graduates into the top jobs.

Idioms for pipeline

in the pipeline,

Informal. in the process of being developed, provided, or completed; in the works; under way.
Government Informal. (of funds) authorized but not spent.

Origin of pipeline

First recorded in 1855–60; pipe¹ + line¹

Words nearby pipeline

pipe fitter, pipe fitting, pipeful, pipe jacking, pipe-layer, pipeline, pipeliner, pipelining, pipe major, pip emma, pipe of peace

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for pipeline

As for Energy Transfer, during the heat of the impeachment investigation in October 2019, the Ukrainian Parliament decided that selling the country’s gas pipelines wasn’t such a great idea, and it voted to ban foreign ownership of those pipelines.
Rick Perry’s Ukrainian Dream|by Simon Shuster, TIME, and Ilya Marritz, WNYC|September 10, 2020|ProPublica
Following an early-2019 warning from then–American Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell, Washington followed through in December by formally threatening to impose sanctions on any company aiding the construction of the pipeline.
Trump has long wanted to kill a Russia-Germany natural gas pipeline. Navalny’s poisoning could do it for him|David Meyer|September 8, 2020|Fortune
We have a different proposition that’s less focused solely on media buying so our new business pipeline is less reliant on the pitch market.
‘We don’t have the burden of traditional media’: Confessions of an upstart agency holding group MD|Seb Joseph|September 7, 2020|Digiday
The lawyer’s review usually takes two additional weeks or more, so that loans that in most periods go from shopping to closing in two months, now stay in the pipeline for 90 days.
First he took energy trading and the NYSE electronic. Now Jeff Sprecher of ICE shares his plans to digitize your mortgage|Shawn Tully|September 2, 2020|Fortune

It may be the case that the copywriters are not receiving tasks early or there is no quality control down the content pipeline.
Content marketing fails: How to analyze and improve|Michael Doer|August 27, 2020|Search Engine Watch
The State Department found that with high oil prices, the tar sands would be mined for oil, pipeline or no.
Fact-Checking the Sunday Shows: Jan. 4|PunditFact.com|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The EPA felt that the State Department had not looked carefully enough at the impact of the pipeline if oil prices fell.
Fact-Checking the Sunday Shows: Jan. 4|PunditFact.com|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
But with the pipeline, transportation costs drop and production would be higher.
Fact-Checking the Sunday Shows: Jan. 4|PunditFact.com|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
After all, unlike the other vaccines currently in the pipeline, this one is alive and replication-competent.
Uh Oh: Ebola Vaccine Trials Stop|Leigh Cowart|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Asked whether she should have mentioned the pipeline project, he merely said, “I thought her speech was great.”
Hillary Praises Fracking, Stays Silent on Keystone|David Freedlander|December 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Naputul ang kuniksyun sa túbu, The connection in the pipeline broke.
A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan|John U. Wolff
At the end of this pipeline was a big pile of wet sand from the lake.
Tom Slade's Double Dare|Percy Keese Fitzhugh
Why, brother, Mr. Pipeline understands it a great deal better than you do.
A Pessimist|Robert Timsol
The Senate has already passed the truth-in-lending bill, the fire safety bill, and the pipeline safety laws.
Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to 2006|Various
A pipeline from the oilfields at Stalin (formerly Kucove) transmits the oil to the port of Vlore.
Area Handbook for Albania|Eugene K. Keefe

British Dictionary definitions for pipeline

pipeline

/ (ˈpaɪpˌlaɪn) /

noun

a long pipe, esp underground, used to transport oil, natural gas, etc, over long distances

a medium of communication, esp a private one

in the pipeline in the process of being completed, delivered, or produced

verb (tr)

to convey by pipeline

to supply with a pipeline

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	pipeline
释义	pipeline [ pahyp-lahyn ] / ˈpaɪpˌlaɪn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR pipeline ON THESAURUS.COM noun a long tubular conduit or series of pipes, often underground, with pumps and valves for flow control, used to transport crude oil, natural gas, water, etc., especially over great distances. a route, channel, or process along which something passes or is provided at a steady rate; means, system, or flow of supply or supplies: Freighters and cargo planes are a pipeline for overseas goods. a channel of information, especially one that is direct, privileged, or confidential; inside source; reliable contact. verb (used with object), pipe·lined, pipe·lin·ing. to convey by or as if by pipeline: to pipeline oil from the far north to ice-free ports; to pipeline graduates into the top jobs. Idioms for pipeline in the pipeline, Informal. in the process of being developed, provided, or completed; in the works; under way. Government Informal. (of funds) authorized but not spent. Origin of pipeline First recorded in 1855–60; pipe¹ + line¹ Words nearby pipeline pipe fitter, pipe fitting, pipeful, pipe jacking, pipe-layer, pipeline, pipeliner, pipelining, pipe major, pip emma, pipe of peace Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pipeline As for Energy Transfer, during the heat of the impeachment investigation in October 2019, the Ukrainian Parliament decided that selling the country’s gas pipelines wasn’t such a great idea, and it voted to ban foreign ownership of those pipelines. Rick Perry’s Ukrainian Dream\|by Simon Shuster, TIME, and Ilya Marritz, WNYC\|September 10, 2020\|ProPublica Following an early-2019 warning from then–American Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell, Washington followed through in December by formally threatening to impose sanctions on any company aiding the construction of the pipeline. Trump has long wanted to kill a Russia-Germany natural gas pipeline. Navalny’s poisoning could do it for him\|David Meyer\|September 8, 2020\|Fortune We have a different proposition that’s less focused solely on media buying so our new business pipeline is less reliant on the pitch market. ‘We don’t have the burden of traditional media’: Confessions of an upstart agency holding group MD\|Seb Joseph\|September 7, 2020\|Digiday The lawyer’s review usually takes two additional weeks or more, so that loans that in most periods go from shopping to closing in two months, now stay in the pipeline for 90 days. First he took energy trading and the NYSE electronic. Now Jeff Sprecher of ICE shares his plans to digitize your mortgage\|Shawn Tully\|September 2, 2020\|Fortune It may be the case that the copywriters are not receiving tasks early or there is no quality control down the content pipeline. Content marketing fails: How to analyze and improve\|Michael Doer\|August 27, 2020\|Search Engine Watch The State Department found that with high oil prices, the tar sands would be mined for oil, pipeline or no. Fact-Checking the Sunday Shows: Jan. 4\|PunditFact.com\|January 5, 2015\|DAILY BEAST The EPA felt that the State Department had not looked carefully enough at the impact of the pipeline if oil prices fell. Fact-Checking the Sunday Shows: Jan. 4\|PunditFact.com\|January 5, 2015\|DAILY BEAST But with the pipeline, transportation costs drop and production would be higher. Fact-Checking the Sunday Shows: Jan. 4\|PunditFact.com\|January 5, 2015\|DAILY BEAST After all, unlike the other vaccines currently in the pipeline, this one is alive and replication-competent. Uh Oh: Ebola Vaccine Trials Stop\|Leigh Cowart\|December 19, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Asked whether she should have mentioned the pipeline project, he merely said, “I thought her speech was great.” Hillary Praises Fracking, Stays Silent on Keystone\|David Freedlander\|December 2, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Naputul ang kuniksyun sa túbu, The connection in the pipeline broke. A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan\|John U. Wolff At the end of this pipeline was a big pile of wet sand from the lake. Tom Slade's Double Dare\|Percy Keese Fitzhugh Why, brother, Mr. Pipeline understands it a great deal better than you do. A Pessimist\|Robert Timsol The Senate has already passed the truth-in-lending bill, the fire safety bill, and the pipeline safety laws. Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to 2006\|Various A pipeline from the oilfields at Stalin (formerly Kucove) transmits the oil to the port of Vlore. Area Handbook for Albania\|Eugene K. Keefe British Dictionary definitions for pipeline pipeline / (ˈpaɪpˌlaɪn) / noun a long pipe, esp underground, used to transport oil, natural gas, etc, over long distances a medium of communication, esp a private one in the pipeline in the process of being completed, delivered, or produced verb (tr) to convey by pipeline to supply with a pipeline Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to pipeline vent, hose, duct, sewer, vessel, line, almanac, journal, list, program, diary, agenda, timetable, table, lineup, docket, card, chronology, pipe, cylinder
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pipeline

noun

verb (used with object), pipe·lined, pipe·lin·ing.

Idioms for pipeline

Origin of pipeline

Words nearby pipeline

Example sentences from the Web for pipeline

British Dictionary definitions for pipeline

noun

verb (tr)

Words related to pipeline