exhaust
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3.8
- noun
- /ɪɡˈzɔst/
:
gases de escape
- Many cities are implementing policies to limit exhaust pollution to improve air quality.
- exhaust gases
- exhaust fumes
- exhaust emissions
And if they do it right, they can actually spray like diesel out the back of the, like, exhaust at you.
- And if they do it right, they can actually spray like diesel out the back of the, like, exhaust at you.
- Oh, smell the exhaust while little Lawrence in the back seat chokes on his damn grilled cheese.
Examples
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The bus arrived in a cloud of exhaust, and they got on it.
Fiction book (1991) -
The station wagon was in the driveway, gray clouds of exhaust puffing from the tailpipes.
Fiction book (1996) -
And they got a great big exhaust that goes on the back of their car.
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The smoke coming from the exhaust pipe seemed to poison the air around them.
Fiction book (1990) -
The major air pollution sources were automobile exhaust emissions and domestic heating.
Academic text (2008) -
As we drove down the highway, the exhaust from the car created a visible cloud behind us.
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The mechanic explained that the new filter would reduce harmful exhaust emissions from the engine.
Synonyms
198
4.6
A substance like gas or smoke that is released into the air
3
3.2
Smoke and gases that a car engine releases into the air
Harmful gases that smell bad and come from engines or machines
Compounds
- Specialized
4
3.3
A set of pipes on a vehicle that carries waste gases away from the engine
- Specialized
1
7.2
A pipe that collects hot gases from an engine and sends them to the exhaust pipe
- Specialized
1
4.7
A valve in a car engine that lets hot gases from the cylinder go outside
How Polluting
Surface Forms
Etymology
Exhaust The word comes from Latin ex- 'out' and haurire 'to draw'. The idea is like a drain that pulls things away, so exhaust also means the waste gases that are 'drawn out' of a car engine.