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)
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web By this time, California had already enacted the nation’s first tailpipe emissions regulations. 
Peter Valdes-dapena, CNN, 6 Sep. 2022 To help close the gap, White House officials have vowed to couple the bill with new regulations, including on automobile tailpipe emissions. BostonGlobe.com, 24 Aug. 2022 The study also found that those 12,000 vehicles would save $33 million and eliminate 194,000 tons of tailpipe CO2 emissions over four years. Matt Stevens, Forbes, 11 Aug. 2022 President Biden had called for half of vehicles sold by 2030 to be electric, and for government fleet vehicles to have zero tailpipe emissions. Matt Mcfarland, CNN, 20 July 2022 Biden also tasked the EPA with determining new, stricter limits on tailpipe emissions, but several Republican attorneys general are fighting these rules in lower courts. Catherine Garcia, The Week, 1 July 2022 Nothing in the ruling would impact the EPA’s ability to regulate tailpipe emissions – or the US Department of Transportation’s fuel economy standards, which also serve to limit the amount of fossil fuel burned on US roads. Stephanie Hanes, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 June 2022 Precious metals used in systems that reduce tailpipe emissions have hit historic highs in the market, according to metals market expert Nick Jonson at S&P Global Commodity Insights. Simon Levien, BostonGlobe.com, 20 June 2022 Conway’s basic premise of counting total CO2 and not just tailpipe emissions is entirely valid. James Morris, Forbes, 18 June 2022 See More
Peter Valdes-dapena, CNN, 6 Sep. 2022 To help close the gap, White House officials have vowed to couple the bill with new regulations, including on automobile tailpipe emissions. BostonGlobe.com, 24 Aug. 2022 The study also found that those 12,000 vehicles would save $33 million and eliminate 194,000 tons of tailpipe CO2 emissions over four years. Matt Stevens, Forbes, 11 Aug. 2022 President Biden had called for half of vehicles sold by 2030 to be electric, and for government fleet vehicles to have zero tailpipe emissions. Matt Mcfarland, CNN, 20 July 2022 Biden also tasked the EPA with determining new, stricter limits on tailpipe emissions, but several Republican attorneys general are fighting these rules in lower courts. Catherine Garcia, The Week, 1 July 2022 Nothing in the ruling would impact the EPA’s ability to regulate tailpipe emissions – or the US Department of Transportation’s fuel economy standards, which also serve to limit the amount of fossil fuel burned on US roads. Stephanie Hanes, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 June 2022 Precious metals used in systems that reduce tailpipe emissions have hit historic highs in the market, according to metals market expert Nick Jonson at S&P Global Commodity Insights. Simon Levien, BostonGlobe.com, 20 June 2022 Conway’s basic premise of counting total CO2 and not just tailpipe emissions is entirely valid. James Morris, Forbes, 18 June 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1922, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
tailpipe
noun
tail·pipe ˈtāl-ˌpīp
: the pipe carrying off the exhaust gases from the muffler of an engine in a car or truck