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pipe dream English

Meaning pipe dream meaning

What does pipe dream mean?

— noun (= dream) a fantastic but vain hope (from fantasies induced by the opium pipe) I have this pipe dream about being emperor of the universe

What other words have the same or similar meaning as pipe dream?

daydream dream wishful thinking vain hope fantasy castle in the air quirk phantasm inkling hunger fabrication castle in the sky

How do I use pipe dream in a sentence?

In the 1950's, most of Europe considered the idea of a Union with a single Parliament a pipe dream.

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