: of, relating to, being, or characterized by manufacturing and especially heavy industry
smokestack industries
Examples of smokestack in a Sentence
Adjective
She invested in smokestack stocks.
Car manufacturing and other smokestack industries need to adapt to the global economy.
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Megan Kimble, New York Times, 31 May 2024
Since, the building and its 150-foot smokestack has sat vacant — as weather, water and time compromised the structure, the city said.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 30 May 2024
Russ Wiles, azcentral, 2 Aug. 2019
The industry trend toward higher production and profits with lower employment started to run into serious trouble in the 1990s with the imposition of new environmental regulations against smokestack pollution that made coal more expensive to burn.
—Chris Stirewalt, Fox News, 21 Aug. 2018
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Noun
Beyond the highway, a smokestack at a nearby oil refinery billowed toxins.
—Megan Kimble, New York Times, 31 May 2024
Since, the building and its 150-foot smokestack has sat vacant — as weather, water and time compromised the structure, the city said.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 30 May 2024
Adjective
Service companies dominate the list of Arizona's largest employers,with relatively few smokestack industries here, which helps explain why Arizona just received another so-so grade as a manufacturing center.
—Russ Wiles, azcentral, 2 Aug. 2019
The industry trend toward higher production and profits with lower employment started to run into serious trouble in the 1990s with the imposition of new environmental regulations against smokestack pollution that made coal more expensive to burn.
—Chris Stirewalt, Fox News, 21 Aug. 2018
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“Smokestack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smokestack. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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