chimney

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noun chim·ney \ˈchim-nē\

Simple Definition of chimney

: a part of a building through which smoke rises into the outside air; especially : the part that sticks up above the roof
: a tall narrow opening through a large piece of rock (such as a cliff) that can be used for climbing the rock

Source: Merriam-Webster's Learner's Dictionary

Full Definition of chimney

plural

chimneys

1 dial : fireplace, hearth
2 : a vertical structure incorporated into a building and enclosing a flue or flues that carry off smoke; especially : the part of such a structure extending above a roof
3 : smokestack
4 : a tube usually of glass placed around a flame (as of a lamp)
5 : something resembling a chimney: as a : a narrow cleft or passage in rock b : a tall column of rock on the ocean floor that is formed by the precipitation of minerals from superheated water issuing from a hydrothermal vent and rising through the column of rock

chimneylike

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Origin and Etymology of chimney

Middle English, from Anglo-French chiminee, from Late Latin caminata, from Latin caminus furnace, fireplace, from Greek kaminos; perhaps akin to Greek kamara vault

First Known Use: 14th century