: an outlet by which engine exhaust gases are expelled from a vehicle (such as an automobile or jet aircraft)
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Vehicle emissions standards Zeldin also took aim at Biden-era vehicle standards, saying the EPA would terminate the tailpipe emissions regulations announced by the previous administration last year.
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Maryalice Parks, ABC News, 13 Mar. 2025
When positioned close to a heat source, like a tailpipe, electrons bounce from the hot side to a cold side, generating an electrical current.
—New Atlas, 28 Feb. 2025
Those rules didn’t just govern what came out of a gasoline engine’s tailpipe.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 28 Jan. 2025
The group delivered a detailed wish list to Mr. Trump, topped by the rollback of the tailpipe pollution rules.
—Lisa Friedman, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025
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Maryalice Parks, ABC News, 13 Mar. 2025
When positioned close to a heat source, like a tailpipe, electrons bounce from the hot side to a cold side, generating an electrical current.
—New Atlas, 28 Feb. 2025
Those rules didn’t just govern what came out of a gasoline engine’s tailpipe.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 28 Jan. 2025
The group delivered a detailed wish list to Mr. Trump, topped by the rollback of the tailpipe pollution rules.
—Lisa Friedman, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025
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“Tailpipe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tailpipe. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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