What does "pipeline" mean?

A conduit made of pipes used to convey water, gas or petroleum, etc.

What is a synonym for "pipeline"?

Common synonyms include: grapevine, adjutage, bush telegraph, catheter, channel, coming.

//ˈpaɪpˌlaɪn// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Moderate ·High school level

Noun

1
A conduit made of pipes used to convey water, gas or petroleum, etc.
"Meronyms: pipe, piping, pipework"
2
a pipe used to transport liquids or gases wordnet
3
A channel (either physical or logical) by which information is transmitted sequentially (that is, the first information in is the first information out).
"3D images are rendered using the graphics pipeline."
4
gossip spread by spoken communication wordnet
5
A system or process through which something is conducted. figuratively
"A new version of the software is in the pipeline, but has not been rolled out."

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6
A widely observed pattern of development in personal interests, circumstances, or opinions. figuratively
"Many who grew up in foster homes in the county have fallen victim to the foster-care-to-homelessness pipeline."
7
A continuous, contributing source of benefits, talent, or innovation. figuratively
8
The inside of a wave that a surfer is riding, when the wave has started closing over it.

Verb

1
To design (a microchip etc.) so that processing takes place in efficient stages, the output of each stage being fed as input to the next. transitive
2
To convey by a system of pipes. transitive
3
To lay a system of pipes through. transitive