- tailpipe
- tail|pipe [ `teıl,paıp ] noun countthe pipe at the back of a motor vehicle that takes waste gases out of the engine
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
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tailpipe — ► NOUN ▪ the rear section of the exhaust pipe of a motor vehicle … English terms dictionary
tailpipe — ☆ tailpipe [tāl′pīp΄ ] n. 1. the exhaust pipe coming from the muffler of a motor vehicle 2. the exhaust duct of a jet engine … English World dictionary
tailpipe — UK [ˈteɪlˌpaɪp] / US noun [countable] Word forms tailpipe : singular tailpipe plural tailpipes mainly American the pipe at the back of a motor vehicle that takes waste gases out of the engine … English dictionary
tailpipe — noun Tailpipe is used before these nouns: ↑emission … Collocations dictionary
tailpipe — n American the anus. A US teenagers term. This predictable use of the word ( exhaust pipe in British English) is possibly influenced by the car driver s experi ence of having another driver up one s tailpipe , i.e. driving too close … Contemporary slang
tailpipe — [[t]te͟ɪpaɪp[/t]] tailpipes N COUNT A tailpipe is the end pipe of a car s exhaust system. [AM] … English dictionary
tailpipe — That portion of the exhaust system of an aircraft engine through which the gases leave the aircraft. Single exit tailpipe … Aviation dictionary
tailpipe — noun Date: 1922 an outlet by which engine exhaust gases are expelled from a vehicle (as an automobile or jet aircraft) … New Collegiate Dictionary
tailpipe — /tayl puyp /, n. an exhaust pipe located at the rear of a motor vehicle or aircraft powered by an internal combustion engine. Also, tail pipe. [1880 85, in sense, suction pipe of a pump ; 1905 10 for current sense; TAIL1 + PIPE1] * * * … Universalium
tailpipe — noun /ˈteɪlpaɪp/ An exhaust pipe (on a vehicle) … Wiktionary
tailpipe — tail|pipe [ˈteılpaıp] n AmE a pipe on a vehicle or machine through which gas or steam passes … Dictionary of contemporary English
