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Auspuff

exhaust pipe

noun OWS-poof Rare
Travel & Places Transportation

Origin: from aus (out) and Puff (puff)

Usage Note

Auspuff is masculine, plural Auspuffe (or Auspuffrohre for the pipe specifically). It refers to a vehicle's exhaust; the gases are Abgase. The word evokes the puffing sound of escaping gas.

Examples

"Aus dem Auspuff stieg dunkler Rauch auf."

Natural Translation

Dark smoke rose from the exhaust pipe.

Literal Translation

Out of-the exhaust rose dark smoke up.

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