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tailpipe

or tail pipe

[ teyl-pahyp ]

noun

  1. an exhaust pipe located at the rear of a motor vehicle or aircraft powered by an internal-combustion engine.


tailpipe

/ ˈteɪlˌpaɪp /

noun

  1. a pipe from which the exhaust gases from an internal-combustion engine are discharged, esp the terminal pipe of the exhaust system of a motor vehicle


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Word History and Origins

Origin of tailpipe1

1880–85, in sense, “suction pipe of a pump”; 1905–10 for current sense; tail 1 + pipe 1

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Example Sentences

So when you think about your car and you take it in for emissions testing, they hook up a device to your tailpipe and they see what’s coming out of your car and they give you a pass or fail grade.

The biggest climate problem with cars is tailpipe emissions.

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When Bekele went back inside 30 minutes later, he found Mersha slumped over in the driver’s seat, poisoned by the fumes flowing from the car’s tailpipe.

Electrification must happen much more quickly to reduce CO2 emissions from our tailpipes.

General Motors changed sides in a battle over whether states — and specifically California — can set tailpipe emissions regulations and other rules meant to mitigate climate change that are stricter than the federal government.

The advantage of pure electric vehicles is no gasoline consumption and no tailpipe emissions.

Then they stuck a tailpipe back into the truck and sealed up the back.

Don't throw bad money into a company whose tailpipe is malfunctioning, causing a strange odor to fill the car.

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