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pipe line

pipe line is the alternative form of pipeline.

Meaning of pipeline

Noun

pipeline (plural pipelines)

  1. A conduit made of pipes used to convey water, gas or petroleum, etc.
    • Meronyms: pipe, piping, pipework
  2. A channel (either physical or logical) by which information is transmitted sequentially (that is, the first information in is the first information out).
    • 3D images are rendered using the graphics pipeline.
  3. (figuratively) A system or process through which something is conducted.
    • A new version of the software is in the pipeline, but has not been rolled out.
  4. (figuratively) A widely observed pattern of development in personal interests, circumstances, or opinions.
    • Many who grew up in foster homes in the county have fallen victim to the foster-care-to-homelessness pipeline.
  5. (figuratively) A continuous, contributing source of benefits, talent, or innovation.
  6. The inside of a wave that a surfer is riding, when the wave has started closing over it.

See all 9 meanings of pipeline

Forms of pipe line

pluralpipe lines

Questions about pipe line

What is pipe line the alternative form of?
Pipe line is the alternative form of pipeline.

Words near pipe line in the dictionary

  1. pipe hawk
  2. pipe in
  3. pipe key
  4. pipe keys
  5. pipe lighter
  6. pipe line
  7. pipe lines
  8. pipe of peace
  9. pipe off
  10. pipe office
  11. pipe offices

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Adapted from Wiktionary: pipe line (page history and authors); pipeline (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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