chimney stack
noun
British
1
: the part of a chimney that is above the roof of a building
2
: a tall chimney on a factory, ship, etc., for carrying smoke away
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Walls that catch a lot of rain, chimney stacks, and windows are all common entry points for water.
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Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 27 Jan. 2026
One year after the deadly Palisades Fire roared through Malibu on Jan. 7, 2025, the hillsides still tell the story of where thousands of homes were reduced to concrete pads and chimney stacks.
—Luzdelia Caballero, CBS News, 6 Jan. 2026
Hedwig, blinkered by the bounty of her domestic environs, seemingly ignores the infernal light and smoke from nearby chimney stacks, and otherwise blocks out the machinery of mass death: the barking of guard dogs, the rumbling of crematoria, the crack of pistols, the screams of prisoners.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 27 Nov. 2023
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Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 27 Jan. 2026
One year after the deadly Palisades Fire roared through Malibu on Jan. 7, 2025, the hillsides still tell the story of where thousands of homes were reduced to concrete pads and chimney stacks.
—Luzdelia Caballero, CBS News, 6 Jan. 2026
Hedwig, blinkered by the bounty of her domestic environs, seemingly ignores the infernal light and smoke from nearby chimney stacks, and otherwise blocks out the machinery of mass death: the barking of guard dogs, the rumbling of crematoria, the crack of pistols, the screams of prisoners.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 27 Nov. 2023
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“Chimney stack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chimney%20stack. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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