Phrase guide

exhaust pipe

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

noun

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Holonym: exhaust system

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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.

The final pipe in this series.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: tailpipe

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

On a steam locomotive, a pipe which takes away steam exhausted from a cylinder.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

a pipe through which burned gases travel from the exhaust manifold to the muffler

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: pipe, pipage, piping

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

50 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: أُنْبُوبُ ٱلْعَادِمِ (ʔunbūbu l-ʕādimi) — pipe that vents waste gases from the engine
  • Arabic: شكمان (šakmān) — pipe that vents waste gases from the engine
  • Arabic: عادم (ʕādim) — pipe that vents waste gases from the engine
  • Arabic: اقزوز (igzōz) — pipe that vents waste gases from the engine
  • Arabic: شاڭمة (šāgma) — pipe that vents waste gases from the engine
  • Arabic: أشطمان (ʔašṭmān) — pipe that vents waste gases from the engine
  • Arabic: أشكمان (ʔašakmān) — pipe that vents waste gases from the engine
  • Arabic: أشپمان (ʔašapmān) — pipe that vents waste gases from the engine
  • Basque: ihes-tutu — pipe that vents waste gases from the engine
  • Belarusian: выхлапна́я труба́ (vyxlapnája trubá) — pipe that vents waste gases from the engine
  • Bulgarian: ауспух (auspuh) — pipe that vents waste gases from the engine
  • Chinese Mandarin: 排氣管 /排气管 (páiqìguǎn) — pipe that vents waste gases from the engine
  • Czech: výfuk — pipe that vents waste gases from the engine
  • Danish: udblæsningsrør — pipe that vents waste gases from the engine
  • Danish: udstødningsrør — pipe that vents waste gases from the engine
  • Dutch: uitlaat — pipe that vents waste gases from the engine
  • Dutch: uitlaatpijp — pipe that vents waste gases from the engine
  • Faroese: útstoytsrør — pipe that vents waste gases from the engine
  • Finnish: pakoputki — pipe that vents waste gases from the engine
  • French: pot d'échappement — pipe that vents waste gases from the engine
  • French: silencieux — pipe that vents waste gases from the engine
  • German: Auspuffrohr — pipe that vents waste gases from the engine
  • German: Auspuff — pipe that vents waste gases from the engine
  • Greek: εξάτμιση (exátmisi) — pipe that vents waste gases from the engine
  • Hebrew: אגזוז (egzóz) — pipe that vents waste gases from the engine
  • Hungarian: kipufogó — pipe that vents waste gases from the engine
  • Italian: tubo di scappamento — pipe that vents waste gases from the engine
  • Italian: scarico — pipe that vents waste gases from the engine
  • Japanese: 排気管 (haikikan) — pipe that vents waste gases from the engine
  • Korean: 배기관 (baegigwan) — pipe that vents waste gases from the engine
  • Norwegian Bokmål: eksosrør — pipe that vents waste gases from the engine
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: eksosrøyr — pipe that vents waste gases from the engine
  • Polish: rura wydechowa — pipe that vents waste gases from the engine
  • Portuguese: escapamento — pipe that vents waste gases from the engine
  • Portuguese: cano de escape — pipe that vents waste gases from the engine
  • Romanian: țeavă de eșapament — pipe that vents waste gases from the engine
  • Russian: выхлопна́я труба́ (vyxlopnája trubá) — pipe that vents waste gases from the engine
  • Spanish: tubo de escape — pipe that vents waste gases from the engine
  • Spanish: escape — pipe that vents waste gases from the engine
  • Spanish: mofle — pipe that vents waste gases from the engine
  • Spanish: mufla — pipe that vents waste gases from the engine
  • Spanish: muffler (mófler, máfler, Americas) — pipe that vents waste gases from the engine
  • Spanish: mufle — pipe that vents waste gases from the engine
  • Swedish: avgasrör — pipe that vents waste gases from the engine
  • Tagalog: tambutso — pipe that vents waste gases from the engine
  • Tamil: புகைப்போக்கி (pukaippōkki) — pipe that vents waste gases from the engine
  • Thai: ท่อไอเสีย (tɔ̂ɔ-ai-sǐia) — pipe that vents waste gases from the engine
  • Turkish: egzoz borusu — pipe that vents waste gases from the engine
  • Ukrainian: вихлопна́ труба́ (vyxlopná trubá) — pipe that vents waste gases from the engine
  • Vietnamese: ống pô — pipe that vents waste gases from the engine