tailpipe

or tail pipe

[ teyl-pahyp ]

noun

1. an exhaust pipe located at the rear of a motor vehicle or aircraft powered by an internal-combustion engine.

tailpipe

/ ˈteɪlˌpaɪp /

noun

1. a pipe from which the exhaust gases from an internal-combustion engine are discharged, esp the terminal pipe of the exhaust system of a motor vehicle

Word History and Origins

Origin of tailpipe¹

1880–85, in sense, “suction pipe of a pump”; 1905–10 for current sense; tail ¹ + pipe ¹

Example Sentences

One likely early target will be Biden-era tailpipe emissions rules that Trump has derided as an electric vehicle “mandate.”

From Salon

It’s about insiders pocketing the excess capital emitted during the transaction like the carbon dioxide emitted from the tailpipe when your car burns gasoline.

From Los Angeles Times

Federal regulators are following suit with plans to limit tailpipe emissions and boost electric vehicle sales beginning in 2027.

From Los Angeles Times

He depicted the support as worthwhile in helping to promote cars that did not produce heat-trapping tailpipe emissions.

From Los Angeles Times

"When we think of greenhouse gas emissions, we tend to think of tailpipes and factories," said Scott Tiegs, co-author of the study and a professor of biological sciences at Oakland.

From Science Daily