tailpipe
17
3.5
- noun
- /ˈteɪlˌpaɪp/
:
tubo de escape
- The greater oxygen content reduces fuel efficiency by 1% over gasoline and reduces tailpipe CO emissions by 15%.
- tailpipe emissions
- tailpipe emission standards
- tailpipe emissions control
It's just you can't see that pound of carbon dioxide trash that comes out of everybody's tailpipe on average every single mile we drive.
- It's just you can't see that pound of carbon dioxide trash that comes out of everybody's tailpipe on average every single mile we drive.
- But but you know, ever since the old Nana up the tailpipe, huh?
Examples
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Small puffs of exhaust came from the Mustang's tailpipe like vapor from the nose of a horse.
Fiction book (1993) -
So we're no longer getting tailpipe emissions of lead.
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The administrator of the EPA is expected to announce the proposal limits on tailpipe emissions on on Wednesday.
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Instead, these pollutants are emitted from tailpipes to the surrounding atmosphere.
Academic text (2000) -
The station wagon was in the driveway, gray clouds of exhaust puffing from the tailpipes.
Fiction book (1996) -
The mechanic checked the tailpipe to see if there were any leaks in the exhaust system.
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Carbon monoxide is released through the vehicle's tailpipe as it burns fuel.
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He noticed that the tailpipe of his car was emitting black smoke after the long drive.
Synonyms
4
3.2
A pipe that carries gas from the engine out the back of a car
How Complex
- Specialized
33
4.1
- Specialized
3
3.5
- US
20
4.4
- Specialized
4
3.2
17
3.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Tailpipe is made from tail, meaning 'back' like an animal's tail, and pipe, meaning 'tube'. So it names the tube at the back of a vehicle that carries engine 'exhaust' out.