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Definition of Tailpipes
1. tailpipe [n] - See also: tailpipe
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tailpipes
Literary usage of Tailpipes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Energy Policy: Options to Reduce Environmental and Other Costs of Gasoline (1993)
"Under the 1965 Amendments to the Clean Air Act, the federal government regulates
emissions from vehicles' tailpipes. Amendments to the act in 1970 and later ..."
2. Nuclear Production of Hydrogen: First Information Exchange Meeting, Paris by OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (2001)
"Transportation is also the sector with the fastest growth in greenhouse gas
emissions from some 800 million tailpipes. Because end-of-pipe abatement is no ..."
3. Climate Change: Debating America's Policy Options by David G. Victor (2004)
"Nor is climate change like most environmental problems in our past, which we have
solved mainly by inventing new devices to bolt on our tailpipes and ..."
4. Frontiers of Engineering: Reports on Leading-edge Engineering from the 2005 by Nae, National Academy of Engineering (2006)
"These emissions would be easier to control at the point of generation, rather
than from the tailpipes of 200 million vehicles. ..."
5. Volcanic Ash and Aviation Safety: Proceedings of the First International edited by T. J. Casadevall (1995)
"... were found in all engine tailpipes, but no damage was noted to leading edges,
and oil filters were clear, 4. A Singapore Airlines Boeing 747 (flight SQ ..."
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