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tailpipe

tail·pipe
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [teyl-pahyp]
    • /ˈteɪlˌpaɪp/
    • /ˈteɪl.paɪp/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [teyl-pahyp]
    • /ˈteɪlˌpaɪp/

Definitions of tailpipe word

  • noun tailpipe an exhaust pipe located at the rear of a motor vehicle or aircraft powered by an internal-combustion engine. 1
  • noun tailpipe exhaust pipe of a vehicle 1
  • countable noun tailpipe A tailpipe is the end pipe of a car's exhaust system. 0
  • noun tailpipe 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 0
  • noun tailpipe the exhaust pipe coming from the muffler of a motor vehicle 0
  • noun tailpipe the exhaust duct of a jet engine 0

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Origin of tailpipe

First appearance:

before 1880
One of the 23% newest English words
1880-85, in sense, “suction pipe of a pump”; 1905-10 for current sense; tail1 + pipe1

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Parts of speech for Tailpipe

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

tailpipe popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

tailpipe usage trend in Literature

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