tailpipe

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
12
Words With Friends
15
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈteɪlpaɪp/

Definition of tailpipe

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. An exhaust pipe exhausting to the aft of the vehicle.
    “Holonym: exhaust system”
    “This car doesn't have a tailpipe because it has sidepipes instead.”
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noun

  1. An exhaust pipe exhausting to the aft of the vehicle.
    “Holonym: exhaust system”
    “This car doesn't have a tailpipe because it has sidepipes instead.”
  2. (US, especially)An exhaust pipe (on a vehicle) (in any configuration).
    “Today's cars emit less NoX at the tailpipe than their 20th-century predecessors did.”

verb

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

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Etymology

From tail + pipe.

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