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pipeline
A long line of pipes used to transport liquids or gases such as crude oil or natural gas over long distances.
Die neue Pipeline soll die Energieversorgung für die nächsten Jahrzehnte sichern.
The new pipeline is intended to secure the energy supply for the coming decades.
pipeline
In a figurative sense, a system or process in which something is in development or preparation. It is especially common in business for products or projects.
Das Softwareunternehmen hat mehrere vielversprechende neue Produkte in der Pipeline.
The software company has several promising new products in the pipeline.
'Pipeline' is an English loanword made up of 'pipe' and 'line'. The literal meaning 'Rohrleitung' (pipeline/pipe system) is therefore directly recognizable.
Durch die Pipeline fließt Erdgas von der Küste ins Landesinnere.
Natural gas flows through the pipeline from the coast to the interior of the country.
You can recognize the figurative meaning from the context. If it is about 'Produkte' (products), 'Projekte' (projects), 'Ideen' (ideas), or 'Software' (software), it refers to the development process. If it is about 'Öl' (oil), 'Gas' (gas), or 'Wasser' (water), it refers to the pipe system.
Die Ingenieure überwachen den Druck in der Pipeline.
The engineers monitor the pressure in the pipeline.
In connection with the pipe system, the verbs 'eine Pipeline bauen' (to build a pipeline), 'eine Pipeline verlegen' (to lay a pipeline), or 'etwas durch eine Pipeline leiten' (to route something through a pipeline) are often used.
Es ist geplant, eine neue Pipeline durch die Ostsee zu verlegen.
There are plans to lay a new pipeline through the Baltic Sea.
The figurative meaning is almost always used in the fixed expression 'etwas in der Pipeline haben' (to have something in the pipeline). It means that something is being planned or prepared.
Ich habe gehört, die Band hat schon ein neues Album in der Pipeline.
I heard the band already has a new album in the pipeline.
management / line
Leitung is the general term for a pipe or cable that can, among other things, transport gas; its construction and distance are left open. Pipeline specifically refers to a long pipe system for transporting liquids or gases over long distances. For a local connection, Leitung is therefore usually the better choice.
Eine lange Pipeline bringt das Erdgas über Hunderte Kilometer in die Region.
A long pipeline carries the natural gas over hundreds of kilometers to the region.
Eine kurze Leitung bringt das Erdgas vom Tank zum Heizkessel.
A short line carries the natural gas from the tank to the boiler.
