A muffler is a device on a car exhaust that makes it quieter.
[US]regional note: in BRIT, use silencer
muffler in British English
(ˈmʌflə)
noun
1.
a thick scarf, collar, etc
2. US and Canadian
any device designed to reduce noise, esp the tubular device containing baffle plates in the exhaust system of a motor vehicle
Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): silencer
3.
something that muffles
muffler in American English
(ˈmʌflər)
noun
1.
a scarf worn around the throat, as for warmth
2.
any of various devices for deadening noises; specif., an automotive exhaust device containing two perforated pipes packed in sound-deadening material
muffler in Automotive Engineering
(mʌflər) or silencer
Word forms: (regular plural) mufflers
noun
(Automotive engineering: Vehicle components, Engine, transmission, and exhaust)
A muffler is a device on a car exhaust that makes it quieter.
Two specially-tailored stainless steel exhaust pipes run through the custom-builtmufflers.
The legislation states that if a car's modified muffler is noticeably louder than noise that would come from the original exhaust systemit should be ordered off the road.
The muffler's job is to keep the engine noise down without causing too much back pressure.
Examples of 'muffler' in a sentence
muffler
Then they would sell them to posses from a garage on Bruckner Boulevard that doubled as a muffler repair shop.
Rodriguez, Abraham SPIDERTOWN (1994)
In other languages
muffler
British English: muffler /ˈmʌflə/ NOUN
A muffler is a piece of cloth that you wear round your neck or head, usually to keep yourself warm.