Meanings
plural exhaust systems
- automotiveThe subsystem of an engine that takes the products of the combustion chamber through a catalytic converter and silencer to the final pipe that releases the gases to the air.
Meronyms: exhaust pipe (head pipe, mid-pipe, tailpipe), exhaust pipe (tailpipe), tailpipe, manifold, header, sidepipe, silencer, muffler, catalytic converter
Synonyms & antonyms
nounsystem consisting of the parts of an engine through which burned gases or steam are discharged
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Danish udstødningssystem
- udstødningssystemthe subsystem of an engine
Dutch uitlaatsysteem
- uitlaatsysteemthe subsystem of an engine
Estonian väljalaskesüsteem
- väljalaskesüsteemthe subsystem of an engine
Finnish pakokaasujärjestelmä, pakoputkisto
- pakokaasujärjestelmäthe subsystem of an engine
- pakoputkistothe subsystem of an engine
German Abgasanlage
- Abgasanlagethe subsystem of an engine
Norwegian Bokmål eksosanlegg
- eksosanleggthe subsystem of an engine
Polish układ wydechowy silnika spalinowego
- układ wydechowy silnika spalinowegothe subsystem of an engine
Spanish sistema de escape/exhaustación
- sistema de escape/exhaustaciónthe subsystem of an engine
Ukrainian випускна́ систе́ма, вихлопна́ систе́ма
- випускна́ систе́ма (vypuskná systéma)the subsystem of an engine
- вихлопна́ систе́ма (vyxlopná systéma)the subsystem of an engine
- систе́ма ви́пуску відпрацьо́ваних га́зів (systéma výpusku vidpracʹóvanyx háziv)the subsystem of an engine
Cite this entry
exhaust system. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exhaust%20system
“exhaust system.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exhaust%20system. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “exhaust system,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exhaust%20system.
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