muffler
noun [C] (CAR) /ˈmʌf.lər/
/-lɚ/ US and Australian EnglishDefinition
› a part of a vehicle that reduces noise from the engineThe engine and engine partsEngines and motorsParts of guns → See also silencer
(Definition of muffler noun (CAR) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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