tailpipe

Noun

Meaning

(US) An exhaust pipe (on a vehicle) (in any configuration)

(automotive) An exhaust pipe exhausting to the aft of the vehicle

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I want to see your tailpipe fading off into the sunset." Good luck, I thought. My tailpipe was somewhere on Route 1, along with my muffler. Janet Evanovich

Acetylene gas was typically used for starting the engine, and very often a panel of wood or similar material was held across the end of the tailpipe to prevent the fuel from diffusing and escaping before ignition. Source: Internet

Although electric vehicles produce no tailpipe emissions and generally lead to lower emissions over their lifetime, they typically produce more tire emissions because they weigh more. Source: Internet

Environmental groups are blasting the prolonged tax perks as a corporate handout, essentially rewarding refineries despite their sluggishness on a changeover that could slash tailpipe emissions along the polluted Wasatch Front. Source: Internet

Additionally, electric power means instant torque, quiet operation, and zero tailpipe emissions. Source: Internet

Emitting only water from its tailpipe, the Hyundai Nexo is a next-gen hydrogen fuel cell car; UCL researchers were loaned a couple to use while collecting air quality samples in London last year. Source: Internet

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