tailpipe

== English == === Etymology === From tail +‎ pipe. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈteɪlpaɪp/ === Noun === tailpipe (plural tailpipes) (automotive) An exhaust pipe exhausting to the aft of the vehicle. Hypernyms: exhaust pipe < pipe Holonym: exhaust system Coordinate term: sidepipe (especially US) An exhaust pipe (on a vehicle) (in any configuration). Today's cars emit less NoX at the tailpipe than their 20th-century predecessors did. ==== Translations ==== === Verb === tailpipe (third-person singular simple present tailpipes, present participle tailpiping, simple past and past participle tailpiped) (transitive) To fasten an object to the tail of (an animal) as a prank.