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tailpipe

noun

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈteɪlpaɪp/

noun

Etymology: From tail + pipe.

  1. An exhaust pipe exhausting to the aft of the vehicle.

    Holonym: exhaust system

    This car doesn't have a tailpipe because it has sidepipes instead.

  2. An exhaust pipe (on a vehicle) (in any configuration).

    Today's cars emit less NoX at the tailpipe than their 20th-century predecessors did.

verb

Etymology: From tail + pipe.

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