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

In 1989, the four-county South Coast Air Quality Management District looked beyond tailpipes, and found smog-creators used in our houses and offices. —Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026

More than 99% of scientists agree that humans contribute to climate change through tailpipe fumes and burning fossil fuels for electricity and heat. —Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 19 Mar. 2026

At the federal level, legal foundations supporting vehicle emissions standards — including the endangerment finding that underpins limits on harmful tailpipe pollution — are being challenged. —Bob Keefe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026

Newport Police Department attributes the death to carbon monoxide poisoning, as the entire vehicle, including the tailpipe, was covered with snow. —Eryn Dion, The Providence Journal, 24 Feb. 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)