pipeline

English

/ˈpaɪpˌlaɪn/

noun
Definitions
  • A conduit made of pipes used to convey water, gas or petroleum etc.
  • A channel (either physical or logical) by which information is transmitted sequentially (that is, the first information in is the first information out).
  • (figurative) A system or process through which something is conducted.
  • (surfing) The inside of a wave that a surfer is riding, when the wave has started closing over it.

Etymology

Compound from English pipe (smoking pipe) + English line (figure, stated positions of a political religious group).

Origin

English

line

Gloss

figure, stated positions of a political religious group

Kanji

姿

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