noun

tailpipe

exhaust pipe, tailpipe

Black smoke was coming from the tailpipe.

Black smoke was coming from the exhaust pipe.

a/the tailpipe the pipe at the back of a vehicle for exhaust. The car's tailpipe is broken.

Synonyms: exhaust pipe

A compound word: 'tail' (the rear end of something) + 'pipe' (a tube). It's the pipe at the tail end of a vehicle.

It's easy to remember: it's the 'pipe' at the 'tail' of the car.

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