Alaskan pipeline
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- noun
- /əˈlæskən ˈpaɪplaɪn/
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oleoducto de Alaska
- The Manhattan completed the voyage with the help of accompanying icebreakers, but oil companies soon deemed the route impractical and prohibitively expensive and opted instead for an Alaskan pipeline.
Examples
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That's the exact same corrosion and rust technology that protects our Alaskan pipeline.
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The necessity of a quick and viable option allowed the first oil to flow from the Alaskan pipeline in 1977.
Academic text (1998) -
Right here in Alaska, less than ten miles from my cabin, over 350,000 barrels a day of crude oil pass by in the Alaskan pipeline.
Blog text (4) -
The Alaskan pipeline transports crude oil from Prudhoe Bay to the port of Valdez.
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Environmentalists are concerned about the impact of the Alaskan pipeline on local wildlife.
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In 1977, the construction of the Alaskan pipeline marked a significant milestone in energy production.
Synonyms
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A long set of pipes that carries oil between places
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A major oil pipeline that runs about 800 miles across Alaska from Prudhoe Bay to Valdez
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A long pipe that carries oil about 800 miles from northern Alaska to the port of Valdez
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Morphology
The phrase is compositionally transparent: 'Alaskan' specifies location/association with Alaska and 'pipeline' denotes a network of pipes, so a learner who knows both words will infer it refers to a pipeline located in Alaska (typically the major oil pipeline). This follows a standard adjective + noun modification pattern common across languages, making the meaning immediately interpretable without prior exposure.
Etymology
Alaskan pipeline is the name of the very long oil pipeline built in Alaska to move crude oil from the far north to the port of Valdez. Picture a metal pipe crossing 800 miles of snow and mountains carrying oil, and you can see why the name means 'the oil pipeline in Alaska'.