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alaskan pipeline

 

Definitions from WordNet

Noun alaskan pipeline has 1 sense
  1. Alaskan pipeline, trans-Alaska pipeline - an oil pipeline that runs 800 miles from wells at Prudhoe Bay to the port of Valdez
    --1 is a kind of pipeline, line
    --1 is a part of Alaska, Last Frontier, AK

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Term: Alaskan Pipeline

Definition:

The Alaskan Pipeline refers to the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS), a major oil pipeline in Alaska, United States, which transports crude oil from the North Slope of Alaska to the ice-free port of Valdez.

Senses:

Sense 1:

Noun - Proper

Referring to the specific pipeline system placed in Alaska.

Example: The construction of the Alaskan Pipeline was a significant engineering feat.

Sense 2:

Noun - Common

A term used to generally refer to any oil pipeline in Alaska.

Example: The government is considering increasing the capacity of the Alaskan Pipeline to meet the growing demand for oil.

Sense 3:

Noun - Figurative

This term can also be used figuratively to describe a long, continuous flow or sequence of any substance or process.

Example: The company's innovative marketing strategy created an alaskan pipeline of customer inquiries.

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