1
a
: a line of pipe with pumps, valves, and control devices for conveying liquids, gases, or finely divided solids
b
2
: a direct channel for information
3
: a process or channel of supply
an arms pipeline
4
: a state of development, preparation, or production
several projects in the pipeline
also
: the system for such processes
a strong product pipeline
5
: a course of individual advancement or development especially to fill organizational needs
Examples of pipeline in a Sentence
an equipment hauler serves as the columnist's pipeline for gossip about the rock band
the battle was ultimately lost because the enemy had destroyed our pipeline for resupply
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And Leyes did not arrive here through the traditional corporate cybersecurity pipeline.
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Wyles Daniel, Miami Herald, 31 Dec. 2025
The bill would reduce the payments local communities must provide to the federal government for the construction of the Arkansas Valley Conduit, a pipeline poised to provide clean drinking water to rural communities in Colorado.
—Garrett Downs, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2025
The Arkansas Valley Conduit project would build a 130-mile pipeline to bring drinking water from the Pueblo Reservoir to 39 communities east of Pueblo.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 31 Dec. 2025
Based on Andreas Malm's controversial book of the same name, How to Blow Up a Pipeline follows a group of young climate activists who plan to destroy an oil pipeline in West Texas to prompt more immediate action in addressing the climate crisis.
—Ilana Gordon, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Dec. 2025
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Wyles Daniel, Miami Herald, 31 Dec. 2025
The bill would reduce the payments local communities must provide to the federal government for the construction of the Arkansas Valley Conduit, a pipeline poised to provide clean drinking water to rural communities in Colorado.
—Garrett Downs, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2025
The Arkansas Valley Conduit project would build a 130-mile pipeline to bring drinking water from the Pueblo Reservoir to 39 communities east of Pueblo.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 31 Dec. 2025
Based on Andreas Malm's controversial book of the same name, How to Blow Up a Pipeline follows a group of young climate activists who plan to destroy an oil pipeline in West Texas to prompt more immediate action in addressing the climate crisis.
—Ilana Gordon, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Dec. 2025
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“Pipeline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pipeline. Accessed 3 Jan. 2026.
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pipeline
noun
pipe·line
ˈpī-ˌplīn 
1
: a line of pipe with pumps, valves, and control devices for carrying liquids, gases, or finely divided solids
2
: a direct channel for information or supplies
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