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Tailpipe

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Word	Definition
vehiclenoun	A conveyance: a spacious device for carrying or transporting substances, objects, people or animals.
escapementnoun	(clocks, mechanics) The linkage in a (watch) that gives impulses to the timekeeping element and periodically releases the gear train to move forward, advancing the clock's hands.
potnoun	A flat-bottomed vessel (usually metal) used for cooking food, possibly excluding saucepans (see usage notes).
exhaustnoun	A system consisting of the parts of an engine through which burned gases or steam are discharged; see also exhaust system.
escapenoun	The act of leaving a dangerous or unpleasant situation.
vehicles	the sixth album by folk guitarist Sandy Bull, released in 1992 through Timeless Recording Society.
sidepipenoun	(automotive) An exhaust pipe which exhausts to the side of the vehicle.
jet pipenoun	(especially aviation) A pipe at the back of a gas turbine out of which exhaust gases are discharged
exhaust pipenoun	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.
jetpipenoun	Alternative form of jet pipe. [(especially aviation) A pipe at the back of a gas turbine out of which exhaust gases are discharged]
outpipenoun	A pipe serving as an outlet.
trainpipenoun	Alternative form of train pipe. [(rail transport) A brake pipe on a rail vehicle through which compressed air or vacuum is passed to operate the brakes throughout a train.]
pipenoun	Meanings relating to a wind instrument.
blastpipenoun	(mechanical engineering, rail transport) A pipe forming part of the exhaust system of a steam locomotive that discharges exhaust steam from the cylinders up into the smokebox beneath the chimney in order to increase the draught through the firebox; this speeds up the release of smoke through the chimney.
petticoat pipenoun	(rail transport) A short, flaring pipe surrounding the blast nozzle in the smokebox of a locomotive, to equalize the draft.
tailpiecenoun	(music, lutherie) An element, often triangular, to which the strings of a violin, guitar, etc. are attached at the lower end of an instrument.
blast pipenoun	Alternative form of blastpipe. [(mechanical engineering, rail transport) A pipe forming part of the exhaust system of a steam locomotive that discharges exhaust steam from the cylinders up into the smokebox beneath the chimney in order to increase the draught through the firebox; this speeds up the release of smoke through the chimney.]
drainpipenoun	A verticle pipe carrying water from the roof gutter down the side of a building; downspout.
tail conenoun	(aeronautics) A cone-shaped piece on the tail of a jet or aeroplane where exhaust escapes.
drivepipenoun	A pipe that is forced into the earth, for the purposes of making wells.