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pipelining

American  
[pahyp-lahy-ning] / ˈpaɪpˌlaɪ nɪŋ /

noun

  1. the act, technique, or business of installing pipelines.


Etymology

Origin of pipelining

First recorded in 1885–90; pipeline + -ing 1

Example Sentences

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“Oh, my God, we need to fix this,” Barrett whispered when Gore displayed a map of the country blotted with deaths related to fossil-fuel pipelining.

From Washington Post

“Russia is pipelining as much natural gas as needed into Europe, and liquids are being shipped into all areas of the continent in increasing amounts, all in competition with longer-haul U.S. exports,” Mr. Butters said.

From New York Times

“The Central Valley supplies a huge amount of food and produce and stuff for the entire United States. A lot of it is grown here. If we don’t have water, we don’t have food. So whatever it’s going to take. If it’s pipelining water in, if it’s not dumping water out into the ocean, I think he’s our best choice for actually getting it here. There’s a lot of jobs around here rely on agriculture. The farmers growing, the pickers and the packing houses.”

From The Guardian

Starting as an intern in 1986, Vaugh said he returned to the company two years later as an entry-level technician, jumping on different opportunities his way up to the manager of Corning's Technical Talent Pipelining program.

From US News

"I consider myself in some ways to be a living example of the importance of pipelining and apprenticeships," he said.

From US News