pipeline noun
ADJ. gas, oil, water
VERB + PIPELINE build, construct, lay
PIPELINE + VERB supply sth The pipeline supplies Jordan with 15 per cent of its crude oil. | pass through sth, run through sth The pipeline runs through central Mozambique. | link sth The pipeline links the refinery with the port.
PIPELINE + NOUN network, system
PREP. in the ~ (figurative) (= being discussed or prepared) Important changes are already in the pipeline. | ~ across a pipeline across the desert | ~ through the construction of a gas pipeline through Morocco