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ALASKAN PIPELINE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Alaskan pipeline mean?
• ALASKAN PIPELINE (noun)
The noun ALASKAN PIPELINE has 1 sense:
1. an oil pipeline that runs 800 miles from wells at Prudhoe Bay to the port of Valdez
Familiarity information: ALASKAN PIPELINE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An oil pipeline that runs 800 miles from wells at Prudhoe Bay to the port of Valdez
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
Alaskan pipeline; trans-Alaska pipeline
Instance hypernyms:
line; pipeline (a pipe used to transport liquids or gases)
Holonyms ("Alaskan pipeline" is a part of...):
AK; Alaska; Last Frontier (a state in northwestern North America; the 49th state admitted to the union)
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