Meanings
plural exhaust pipes
- Of an internal combustion engine, any of several pipes, connected in series, that carry waste gases away from the engine and vent it to the air.
Holonym: exhaust system
- The final pipe in this series.
Synonyms: tailpipe
- On a steam locomotive, a pipe which takes away steam exhausted from a cylinder.
1 more example
[…] with this arrangement the cylinders are cast separately from the saddle, and bolted to the frames on each side with a fabricated stiffener between the frames. This stiffener is carried up to form the saddle for the smokebox, and within it is fitted the exhaust pipes from the cylinders to the blast pipe.
1944 November and December, “Modified G.W.R. "Hall" Class Locomotives”, in Railway Magazine, page 350
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe final pipe in this series.
Translations
Arabic أُنْبُوبُ ٱلْعَادِمِ
- أُنْبُوبُ ٱلْعَادِمِ (ʔunbūbu l-ʕādimi)pipe that vents waste gases from the engine
Basque ihes-tutu
- ihes-tutupipe that vents waste gases from the engine
Bulgarian ауспух
- ауспух (auspuh)pipe that vents waste gases from the engine
Chinese Mandarin 排氣管 /排气管
- 排氣管 /排气管 (páiqìguǎn)pipe that vents waste gases from the engine
Czech výfuk
- výfukpipe that vents waste gases from the engine
Danish udblæsningsrør, udstødningsrør
- udblæsningsrørpipe that vents waste gases from the engine
- udstødningsrørpipe that vents waste gases from the engine
Dutch uitlaat, uitlaatpijp
- uitlaatpipe that vents waste gases from the engine
- uitlaatpijppipe that vents waste gases from the engine
Finnish pakoputki
- pakoputkipipe that vents waste gases from the engine
French pot d'échappement, silencieux
- pot d'échappementpipe that vents waste gases from the engine
- silencieuxpipe that vents waste gases from the engine
German Auspuffrohr, Auspuff
- Auspuffrohrpipe that vents waste gases from the engine
- Auspuffpipe that vents waste gases from the engine
Greek εξάτμιση
- εξάτμιση (exátmisi)pipe that vents waste gases from the engine
Hebrew אגזוז
- אגזוז (egzóz)pipe that vents waste gases from the engine
Hungarian kipufogó
- kipufogópipe that vents waste gases from the engine
Italian tubo di scappamento, scarico
- tubo di scappamentopipe that vents waste gases from the engine
- scaricopipe that vents waste gases from the engine
Japanese 排気管
- 排気管 (haikikan)pipe that vents waste gases from the engine
Korean 배기관
- 배기관 (baegigwan)pipe that vents waste gases from the engine
Norwegian Bokmål eksosrør
- eksosrørpipe that vents waste gases from the engine
Polish rura wydechowa
- rura wydechowapipe that vents waste gases from the engine
Portuguese escapamento, cano de escape
- escapamentopipe that vents waste gases from the engine
- cano de escapepipe that vents waste gases from the engine
Romanian țeavă de eșapament
- țeavă de eșapamentpipe that vents waste gases from the engine
Russian выхлопна́я труба́
- выхлопна́я труба́ (vyxlopnája trubá)pipe that vents waste gases from the engine
Spanish tubo de escape/exhaustación, escape
- tubo de escape/exhaustaciónpipe that vents waste gases from the engine
- escapepipe that vents waste gases from the engine
Swedish avgasrör
- avgasrörpipe that vents waste gases from the engine
Tagalog tambutso
- tambutsopipe that vents waste gases from the engine
Tamil புகைப்போக்கி
- புகைப்போக்கி (pukaippōkki)pipe that vents waste gases from the engine
Thai ท่อไอเสีย
- ท่อไอเสีย (tɔ̂ɔ-ai-sǐia)pipe that vents waste gases from the engine
Turkish egzoz borusu
- egzoz borusupipe that vents waste gases from the engine
Ukrainian вихлопна́ труба́
- вихлопна́ труба́ (vyxlopná trubá)pipe that vents waste gases from the engine
Vietnamese ống pô
- ống pôpipe that vents waste gases from the engine
Cite this entry
exhaust pipe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exhaust%20pipe
“exhaust pipe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exhaust%20pipe. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “exhaust pipe,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exhaust%20pipe.
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