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tailpipe en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈteɪlpaɪp/

Etymology

From tail + pipe.

Meanings

1. An exhaust pipe exhausting to the aft of the vehicle.
   • This car doesn't have a tailpipe because it has sidepipes instead.
   • As much of Seattle tries to sleep, the Hellcat supercar goes on the prowl, the howls of its engine and the explosive backfires from its tailpipes echoing off the high-rise towers downtown. 2024 May 29, Mike Baker, “Sleepless in Seattle as a Hellcat Roars Through the Streets”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 06 Jun 2024:
   • Holonym: exhaust system
2. (US, especially) An exhaust pipe (on a vehicle) (in any configuration).
   • Today's cars emit less NoX at the tailpipe than their 20th-century predecessors did.

Forms

Coordinates

sidepipe

Hypernyms

pipe · exhaust pipe

Translations (9)

fr pot d'échappement (exhaust pipe) · pt escapamento (exhaust pipe) · es tubo caudal (exhaust pipe) · bg ауспух (exhaust pipe) · pt tubo de escape (exhaust pipe) · it tubo di scappamento (exhaust pipe) · ru выхлопна́я труба́ (exhaust pipe) · it tubo di scarico (exhaust pipe) · pl rura wydechowa (exhaust pipe)

tailpipe en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈteɪlpaɪp/

Etymology

From tail + pipe.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To fasten an object to the tail of (an animal) as a prank.

Forms