Words Like PIPELINE
    
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            7 Alternative Words Similar to pipeline
   
            
               
            
            
        
       
    
    
        10 definitions of pipeline
           
        
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        A line of pipe with pumping machinery and apparatus for conveying liquids, gases, or finely divided solids, such as petroleum or natural gas, between distant points.
    
    
    
 
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        fig. an information channel direct from the source.
    
    
    
 
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        the set of stages and processes from the invention or design of a product to its ultimate use, production, or commercial sale. Used commonly in the phrase in the pipeline, i. e. still in preparation or under development.
    
    
    
 
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        a pipe used to transport liquids or gases
    
    
    
 
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        gossip spread by spoken communication
    
    
    
 
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        A conduit of pipe, especially one used for the conveyance of water, gas, or petroleum products.
    
    
    
 
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        A direct channel by which information is privately transmitted.
    
    
    
 
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        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). 
    
    
    
 
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        To convey by or as if by a system of pipes.
    
    
    
 
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        To lay a system of pipes through.