Meaning of tailpipe | Babel Free
ˈteɪlpaɪpDefinitions
- An exhaust pipe exhausting to the aft of the vehicle.
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An exhaust pipe (on a vehicle) (in any configuration). US, especially
Equivalents
Čeština
výfuk
Español
tubo de escape
Français
pot d'échappement
Polski
rura wydechowa
Русский
выхлопна́я труба́
Examples
“Holonym: exhaust system”
“This car doesn't have a tailpipe because it has sidepipes instead.”
“Today's cars emit less NoX at the tailpipe than their 20th-century predecessors did.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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