パイプライン

ぱいぷらいん
noun
pipeline
technologybusiness
1. pipeline
A long line of pipes for carrying oil, gas or water; also, figuratively, a channel or sequence of work, such as a drug maker's products in development.
長(なが)いパイプラインだ。
It's a long pipeline.
パイプラインで天然(てんねん)ガスを送(おく)る。
Natural gas is sent through a pipeline.
その製薬会社(せいやくがいしゃ)は、新薬(しんやく)のパイプラインが充実(じゅうじつ)していると評価(ひょうか)されている。
That drug company is well regarded for its strong pipeline of new drugs.

The literal sense is common in news about energy; the figurative sense appears in business and technology writing, and the shorter パイプ can mean a channel of contact (政府(せいふ)とのパイプ: connections with the government).

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Related: パイプ (pipe)
Related: 配管(はいかん) (piping, plumbing)
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Added 2026.9.30 21:44 · Revised 2026.9.30 21:46
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