pipeline

• Sustantivo con dos significados diferentes: sistema de tuberías utilizado para transportar líquidos o gases a largas distancias; o canal de información informal o privada, a menudo relacionado con chismes o rumores.

A noun with two distinct meanings: a system of pipes used for transporting liquids or gases over long distances; or a channel of informal or private information, often referring to gossip or rumors.

1. Gossip or rumorB2informal

   Information or rumors that are passed informally from person to person.

   Rumor

   • I heard through the pipeline that the company is merging.
   • News travels fast along the office pipeline.
   • She got the information from the pipeline before it was official.

2. Transport pipeB1formal

   A long pipe, often underground, used to carry oil, gas, water, or other substances over long distances.

   Tubería de transporte

   • The oil pipeline runs across the entire country.
   • A leak in the gas pipeline caused a major explosion.
   • Engineers are building a new water pipeline to the city.

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