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# pipeline

noun (a pipeline, pipelines)

«pipeline» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A long line of pipes that carries oil, gas or water over long distances. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pipeline/#m1)
2. «In the pipeline»: being planned or prepared, coming soon. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pipeline/#m2)

### In the lessons

In geography: oil and gas pipelines cross countries and seas. In everyday talk: «A new playground is in the pipeline.» In computing, a pipeline is a series of steps that data passes through.

### Examples

- The pipeline carries gas across the sea. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pipeline/#x1)
- A new swimming pool is in the pipeline. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pipeline/#x2)
- Water flows through the pipeline to the city. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pipeline/#x3)
- Workers checked the pipeline for leaks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pipeline/#x4)
- Big changes are in the pipeline at school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pipeline/#x5)
- The oil pipeline is hundreds of miles long. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pipeline/#x6)

### Note

Countable. One word. Phrase: «in the pipeline» = coming soon.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «pipeline» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pipeline/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«pipeline» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pipeline.html) on Mova free.