Trans-Alaska Pipeline

American  

[trans-uh-las-kuh, tranz-, trans-, tranz-] / ˈtræns əˈlæs kə, ˈtrænz-, ˌtræns-, ˌtrænz- /

noun

1. a pipeline system opened in 1977 that transports oil 800 miles (1,300 km) across Alaska, from Prudhoe Bay on the North Slope S to Valdez harbor.

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Example Sentences

It is roughly the same length as the Trans-Alaska Pipeline.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

Gary Sotherden worked on the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System for a few years before embarking on the hunting trip from which he never returned.

From New York Times • Feb. 5, 2023

Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, beamed with pride about how Young pushed an amendment through Congress during his first term that helped begin the Trans-Alaska Pipeline.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 2, 2022

The Trans-Alaska Pipeline, which carries nearly 5 percent of the nation’s daily oil production, has been affected by thawing permafrost and flooding, requiring its owners to invest in costly repairs.

From Washington Post • Oct. 15, 2021

Comparisons have also been drawn between McCandless and Carl McCunn, an affable absentminded Texan who moved to Fairbanks during the 1970s oil boom and found lucrative employment on the Trans-Alaska Pipeline construction project.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer