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- [teyl-pahyp]
- /ˈteɪlˌpaɪp/
- /ˈteɪl.paɪp/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [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
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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
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with tailpipe
- white smoke from tailpipe when starting car?
- white smoke from tailpipe when accelerating?
- smoke from tailpipe when car starts?
- what does a tailpipe do?
- how much does a new muffler and tailpipe cost?
- what is tailpipe?
- what would cause white smoke to come out of tailpipe?
- what does white smoke from tailpipe mean?
- how much to replace a muffler and tailpipe?
- what causes white smoke to come out of tailpipe?
- what does it mean when water come out of tailpipe?
- what did one tailpipe say to the other?
- how to use tailpipe expander?
- what causes black smoke from tailpipe?
- why is white smoke coming from my tailpipe?
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