tailpipe
verbEtymology From tail + pipe.
1
To fasten an object to the tail of (an animal) as a prank.
tailpipe
noun/ˈteɪlpaɪp/
Etymology From tail + pipe.
1
Automotive, Transport, Vehicles 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.
1 more example
- 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:
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.