glasspack

English

noun
Definitions
  • (automotive) A kind of automobile muffler in which the exhaust gas passes straight through the center of the muffler. It consists of a smaller tube centered inside a larger tube that is enlarged or swollen in the middle, the gap between tubes being filled with fiberglass.

Etymology

Compound from English glass + English pack (verb and noun senses).

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English

pack

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