"tailpipe" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈteɪlpaɪp/ Forms: tailpipes [plural]
Etymology: From tail + pipe. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|tail|pipe}} tail + pipe Head templates: {{en-noun}} tailpipe (plural tailpipes)
  1. (automotive) An exhaust pipe exhausting to the aft of the vehicle. Hypernyms: exhaust pipe#Noun, <, pipe#Noun Coordinate_terms: sidepipe
    Sense id: en-tailpipe-en-noun-8zdUzS7d Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, Automotive, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 49 10 Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles
  2. (especially US) An exhaust pipe (on a vehicle) (in any configuration) Tags: US, especially Translations (exhaust pipe): ауспух (auspuh) [masculine] (Bulgarian), pot d'échappement [masculine] (French), tubo di scarico [masculine] (Italian), tubo di scappamento [masculine] (Italian), rura wydechowa [feminine] (Polish), escapamento [Brazil, masculine] (Portuguese), tubo de escape [Portugal, masculine] (Portuguese), выхлопна́я труба́ (vyxlopnája trubá) [feminine] (Russian), tubo de escape [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-tailpipe-en-noun-rTCJjFEC Categories (other): American English, English terms with collocations, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Auto parts Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 49 10 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 31 41 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 45 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 54 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 27 50 23 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 25 46 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 22 56 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 27 47 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 21 59 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 26 49 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 22 55 23 Disambiguation of Auto parts: 28 57 15 Disambiguation of 'exhaust pipe': 43 57

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈteɪlpaɪp/ Forms: tailpipes [present, singular, third-person], tailpiping [participle, present], tailpiped [participle, past], tailpiped [past]
Etymology: From tail + pipe. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|tail|pipe}} tail + pipe Head templates: {{en-verb}} tailpipe (third-person singular simple present tailpipes, present participle tailpiping, simple past and past participle tailpiped)
  1. (transitive) To fasten an object to the tail of (an animal) as a prank. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-tailpipe-en-verb-lPKuzrbl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 49 10

Inflected forms

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          "sense": "exhaust pipe",
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        "(transitive) To fasten an object to the tail of (an animal) as a prank."
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