tailpipe

noun

tail·​pipe ˈtāl-ˌpīp 

: an outlet by which engine exhaust gases are expelled from a vehicle (such as an automobile or jet aircraft)

Examples of tailpipe in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And, as any $6-a-gallon pumper in California might envy at this geopolitical moment, the Cayenne combines generous electric driving range with zero tailpipe emissions. — Lawrence Ulrich, Robb Report, 15 July 2026

The loss of those credits, combined with the administration’s repeal of tailpipe emissions rules, will significantly slow EV uptake in the US, Energy Innovation projects. — Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 7 July 2026

For more than 50 years since President Nixon signed the Clean Air Act in 1970, federal law has allowed California, which often has had the nation’s smoggiest skies in Southern California and the Central Valley, to set its own tailpipe standards for cars and trucks. — Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 22 June 2026

Hydrogen cars produce no tailpipe emissions, but most hydrogen today is still produced using fossil fuels, especially natural gas. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 16 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1922, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for tailpipe

• bagpipe
• blowpipe
• standpipe
• stovepipe
• subtype
• unripe
• windpipe
• allotype
• antitype
• archetype
• biotype
• collotype

Kids Definition

tail pipe

noun

: an outlet by which engine exhaust gases are expelled from a vehicle (as an automobile or jet aircraft)