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- [pahyp-lahyn]
- /ˈpaɪpˌlaɪn/
- /ˈpaɪp.laɪn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pahyp-lahyn]
- /ˈpaɪpˌlaɪn/
Definitions of pipeline word
- noun pipeline 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. 1
- noun pipeline 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. 1
- noun pipeline a channel of information, especially one that is direct, privileged, or confidential; inside source; reliable contact. 1
- verb with object pipeline 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. 1
- idioms 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. 1
- noun pipeline pipe: transports oil, water, etc. 1
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Origin of pipeline
First appearance:
before 1855 One of the 30% newest English words
First recorded in 1855-60; pipe1 + line1
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Parts of speech for Pipeline
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pipeline popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
pipeline usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pipeline
noun pipeline
- annal — the recorded events of one year
- aqueduct — An aqueduct is a long bridge with many arches, which carries a water supply or a canal over a valley.
- calendar — A calendar is a chart or device which displays the date and the day of the week, and often the whole of a particular year divided up into months, weeks, and days.
- cannula — a narrow tube for insertion into a bodily cavity, as for draining off fluid, introducing medication, etc
- chronology — The chronology of a series of past events is the times at which they happened in the order in which they happened.
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