Trans-Alaska Pipeline
[trans-uh-las-kuh, tranz-, trans-, tranz-] /ˈtræns əˈlæs kə, ˈtrænz-, ˌtræns-, ˌtrænz-/
noun
1.
a pipeline system opened in 1977 that transports oil 800 miles (1300 km) across Alaska, from Prudhoe Bay on the North Slope S to Valdez harbor.
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