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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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.
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Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 27 Nov. 2023
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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 21 May. 2025.
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