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pipe·line    Audio Help   (pīp'līn')  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. A conduit of pipe, especially one used for the conveyance of water, gas, or petroleum products.
  2. A direct channel by which information is privately transmitted.
  3. 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).

tr.v.   pipe·lined, pipe·lin·ing, pipe·lines
  1. To convey by or as if by a system of pipes.
  2. To lay a system of pipes through.

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