Antonyms for pipeline

Grammar : Noun

Spell : pahyp-lahyn

Phonetic Transcription : ˈpaɪpˌlaɪn

Definition of pipeline

Origin : 1859, "continuous line of pipes," from pipe (n.1) + line (n.). Figurative sense of "channel of communication" is from 1921; surfer slang meaning "hollow part of a large wave" is attested by 1963.

As in aqueduct : noun canal
As in pipe : noun passage, tube
As in calendar : noun schedule of events
As in tube : noun hose
As in communication : noun information transmitted
As in conduit : noun passage

Example sentences :

Why, brother, Mr. Pipeline understands it a great deal better than you do.
Extract from : « A Pessimist » by Robert Timsol

At the end of this pipeline was a big pile of wet sand from the lake.
Extract from : « Tom Slade's Double Dare » by Percy Keese Fitzhugh

A pipeline from the oilfields at Stalin (formerly Kucove) transmits the oil to the port of Vlore.
Extract from : « Area Handbook for Albania » by Eugene K. Keefe

The Senate has already passed the truth-in-lending bill, the fire safety bill, and the pipeline safety laws.
Extract from : « Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to 2006 » by Various

Naputul ang kuniksyun sa túbu, The connection in the pipeline broke.
Extract from : « A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan » by John U. Wolff

It tore the pipeline from its tormentors' hands and drove them away with threats of swift immolation.
Extract from : « Greener Than You Think » by Ward Moore

Synonyms for pipeline

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