alaskan pipeline

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alaskan pipeline

The Alaskan pipeline stretches across the snowy tundra.

Definition

Noun: - A major oil transportation system: The Alaskan Pipeline is a specific, long-distance pipeline that transports crude oil from the North Slope of Alaska to a marine terminal in the south.

Usage

The term "Alaskan Pipeline" is a proper noun used to refer to this specific engineering project and infrastructure system. It is typically used in contexts discussing energy, transportation, geography, or environmental topics.

Examples
  • Noun:
    • The construction of the Alaskan Pipeline was a massive engineering feat.
    • Oil from Prudhoe Bay is carried via the Alaskan Pipeline to Valdez for shipment.
Advanced Usage
  • "the pipeline": In Alaskan or energy-related contexts, it is common to refer to it simply as "the pipeline," with the understanding that it is the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System.
    • The oil flows through the pipeline to the coast.
Variants and Related Words
  • Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS): The official name for the Alaskan Pipeline.
  • Pipeline (n): A long pipe, typically underground, for transporting oil, gas, etc., over long distances.
Synonyms
  • Trans-Alaska Pipeline
  • The Pipeline (context-specific)
Notes

This is a fixed proper noun referring to a singular, specific infrastructure project. It does not have phrasal verbs or idioms associated with it.

alaskan pipeline

The Alaskan pipeline stretches across the snowy tundra.

Noun
  1. an oil pipeline that runs 800 miles from wells at Prudhoe Bay to the port of Valdez

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