exhaust pipe
4
3.2
- noun
- /ɪɡˈzɔst paɪp/
- Specialized
:
tubo de escape
- The right taillight was smashed, the fender dangled like a hangman's noose, and the exhaust pipe lay dead on the street.
You know, work, work in some in some garage checking the the pollutions that are coming out of that exhaust pipe from a car.
- You know, work, work in some in some garage checking the the pollutions that are coming out of that exhaust pipe from a car.
- You stick your face in front of the exhaust pipe and take a big huff through your nose, which is a fantastic aromatic hydrocarbon detector, right?
- On the plus side, the Charger is a great name for an EV and it does have speakers where the exhaust pipe should be so that you can still annoy your neighbors revving up your EV.
Examples
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Thick, black smoke pours from the cracked exhaust pipe.
Fiction book (1990) -
The exhaust pipe burnt right through it.
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What type of exhaust pipe do you have and when was it broken?
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An emissions test is typically carried out with a probe placed in the exhaust pipe.
Blog text (24) -
The exhaust pipe was defective.
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The added bonus to using hydrogen in engines is that the only emission from the exhaust pipe is water.
Blog text (25) -
It's relatively easy to measure emissions of greenhouse gases from the exhaust pipe of a car or the smokestack of a factory.
Academic text (1995) -
A log truck rolled past me, streaming diesel fumes from the exhaust pipe near its cab, and I took a breath of that, too.
Fiction book (1996) -
The distinctive three-element exhaust pipe remains another key visual component of MV Agusta Brutale.
Blog text (7) -
The mechanic inspected the exhaust pipe for leaks before starting the engine.
Synonyms
17
3.5
A pipe at the back of a vehicle that sends exhaust fumes outside
How Complex
- Specialized
33
4.1
- Specialized
3
3.5
- US
20
4.4
- Specialized
4
3.2
17
3.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'exhaust' (engine gases) + 'pipe' (tubular conduit) yields a pipe that carries exhaust gases. This noun–noun construction is a regular, cross-linguistically common compound pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
The compound exhaust pipe comes from a simple image: an engine pushes out hot gases called exhaust, and those gases travel through a metal pipe to leave the car. That's why exhaust pipe means the tube that carries 'exhaust' from the engine.