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pipe line
CIDE DICTIONARY
pipe line,
- A line of pipe with pumping machinery and apparatus for conveying liquids, gases, or finely divided solids, such as petroleum or natural gas, between distant points. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- fig. an information channel direct from the source. [PJC]
- the set of stages and processes from the invention or design of a product to its ultimate use, production, or commercial sale. Used commonly in the phrase
in the pipeline, i. e. still in preparation or under development. [PJC]
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