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pipelines

  • plural
    of pipeline.
    pipeline
    noun
    a long tubular conduit or series of pipes, often underground, with pumps and valves for flow control, used to transport crude oil, natural gas, water, etc., especially over great distances.
  • present tense form
    of pipeline (3rd person singular).
    pipeline
    noun
    a long tubular conduit or series of pipes, often underground, with pumps and valves for flow control, used to transport crude oil, natural gas, water, etc., especially over great distances.

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He has succeeded with reviving other seemingly dead pipeline proposals before, including two natural-gas pipelines in New York last year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

A Ukrainian man has been arrested in Croatia on suspicion of taking part in the bombing of the Nord Stream gas pipelines between Russia and Germany.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

Helming says he has fielded interest from companies that want to use his tunnel boring machine for power and fibre optic cables, or pipelines that could transport water, natural gas, or ammonia, for example.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

But the state’s dream of a vast network of green fuel production sites and pipelines serving thousands of hydrogen-powered vehicles across California is a harder sell.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

For instance, during the War, after the pipelines were blown up, he and his classmates had ferried water up to the girls’ dorm, each leaving his bucket at the door of a particular resident.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen