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pipe·line  (ppln)

n.

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).

tr.v. 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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pipeline

Noun

1. a long pipe for transporting oil, water, or gas

2. a means of communication

3. in the pipeline in preparation

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In logistics, the channel of support or a specific portion thereof by means of which materiel or personnel flow from sources of procurement to their point of use.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pipeline - gossip spread by spoken communication; "the news of their affair was spread by word of mouth" grapevine, word of mouth scuttlebutt, gossip, comment - a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people; "the divorce caused much gossip"
	2.	pipeline - a pipe used to transport liquids or gases; "a pipeline runs from the wells to the seaport" line gas line - a pipeline used to transport natural gas; "the workmen broke through the gas line" oil pipeline - a pipeline used to transport oil pipage, pipe, piping - a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc.

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pipeline

noun tube, passage, pipe, line, conduit, duct, conveyor in the pipeline on the way, expected, coming, close, near, being prepared, anticipated, forthcoming, under way, brewing, imminent, in preparation, in production, in process, in the offing

Translations

pipeline [ˈpaɪplaɪn] n → tubería, cañería;

(for oil) → oleoducto;

(for natural gas) → gaseoducto;

it is in the pipeline (fig) → está en trámite

pipeline [ˈpaɪplaɪn] pipe n (for gas) → gazoduc m, pipeline m;

(for oil) → oléoduc m, pipeline;

it is in the pipeline (fig) → c'est en route, ça va se faire

pipeline [ˈpaɪplaɪn] pipe n → Pipeline f;

it's in the pipeline pipe (fig); es ist in Vorbereitung

pipeline [ˈpaɪplaɪn] n → conduttura;

(for oil) → oleodotto;

(for natural gas) → metanodotto;

it is in the pipeline (fig) → è in arrivo