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2. a batching cylinder with neoprene or plastic cups on either end and used to separate different products traveling in the same pipeline.

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3. a neoprene displacement spheroid, automatically launched and received, used to displace liquid hydrocarbons from natural gas pipelines.

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4. in hydrostatic testing of a pipeline, a scraper used inside the line to push air out ahead of the test water and to push water out after the test. v: to force a device called a pig through a pipeline or a flow line for the purpose of cleaning the interior walls of the pipe, separating different products, or displacing fluids.

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