Spaghetti Bowl
n.— «A complex web of pipelines known as the “Spaghetti Bowl” transports liquid and gaseous materials between the plants.» —“Houston Booms On Oil, Mud” in Washington Hartford Courant (Connecticut) Sept. 20, 1960. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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