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pipeline
noun
a
long
tube
or
connected
system
of
pipes
that
carries
liquids
or
gases
from
one
place
to
another
,
often
over
long
distances
.
•
Workers
laid
a
new
pipeline
to
bring
clean
water
to
the
remote
village
.
Workers
laid
a
new
pipeline
to
bring
clean
water
to
the
remote
village
.
•
An
oil
leak
was
detected
in
the
undersea
pipeline
yesterday
.
An
oil
leak
was
detected
in
the
undersea
pipeline
yesterday
.
pipe
+
line
,
first
used
in
the
late
19th
century
to
describe
long-distance
oil-transport
pipes
.
noun
a
series
of
stages
or
steps
through
which
information
,
products
,
or
people
move
before
reaching
their
final
form
or
destination
.
•
We
have
several
exciting
projects
in the pipeline
for
next
year
.
We
have
several
exciting
projects
in the pipeline
for
next
year
.
•
The
marketing
team
keeps
a
steady
pipeline
of
new
content
ideas
.
The
marketing
team
keeps
a
steady
pipeline
of
new
content
ideas
.
Extended
figurative
use
from
the
idea
of
material
moving
through
a
physical
pipeline
,
first
recorded
mid-20th
century
.
