tailpipe

English

Etymology

From tail +‎ pipe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈteɪlpaɪp/

Noun

tailpipe (plural tailpipes)

1. (US) An exhaust pipe (on a vehicle) (in any configuration)
2. (automotive) An exhaust pipe exhausting to the aft of the vehicle

Hypernyms

• (tail exhaust): exhaust pipe

Coordinate terms

• sidepipe

Derived terms

• tailpipe emission

Translations

exhaust pipe

• Bulgarian: ауспух (bg) m (auspuh)
• French: pot d’échappement (fr) m
• Italian: tubo di scarico m, tubo di scappamento m
• Polish: rura wydechowa (pl) f
• Portuguese: escapamento (pt) m (Brazil), tubo de escape m (Portugal)
• Russian: выхлопна́я труба́ (ru) f (vyxlopnája trubá)
• Spanish: tubo de escape m

Verb

tailpipe (third-person singular simple present tailpipes, present participle tailpiping, simple past and past participle tailpiped)

1. (transitive) To fasten an object to the tail of (an animal) as a prank.