pipeline.

1. A long pipe or connected system of pipes used to carry liquids or gases.

2. A sequence of linked stages through which data or work passes to produce an output.

3. A channel of projects or products that are being developed for future completion or release.

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Words that belong together

• a gas pipeline
• a supply pipeline

On the page

The pipeline followed the ridge before disappearing beneath the industrial quarter.

Usage notes

Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Noun singular pipeline; plural pipelines. Related verb forms: pipeline, pipelines, pipelined, pipelined, pipelining. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: description, setting. Commonness: moderately common. Third-person singular: pipelines.