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chimney

noun

Definition of chimney

as in flue

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Recent Examples of chimney Katie Mattic's dream and the crack in the chimney, her daughters say, foreshadowed the fracture that was to come. — Nicole Avery Nichols, Freep.com, 11 Sep. 2026 An 80-meter (262-foot) high chimney collapsed, killing nine factory employees. — ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026 One of the most common ways a bird gets inside the home is through an open chimney. — Alexandra Kelly, Martha Stewart, 1 Sep. 2026 The chimney also acts as a counterpoint to the otherwise low-slung profile. — Kathryn O’Shea-Evans, Robb Report, 30 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for chimney

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Noun

Wind travels through the opening, drawing air through the flue and smoke up the chimney.

— Kathryn O’Shea-Evans, Robb Report, 30 Aug. 2026
Ray is also an alcoholic, hiding bottles in a toilet tank, an attic, a fireplace flue, even filling a soda bottle with booze for his workout.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 12 June 2026

Definition of flue

Noun

The painting is one of dozens Monet made painted during trips to London, showing a foggy view of a bridge across the River Thames in London, with smokestacks in the background.

— Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
For her documentary, Khosla aimed to follow a tree from high country to factory smokestack.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of smokestack

Noun

The mollusks can form dense colonies that clog pipes, obstruct water flow and foul boat motors.

— Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Prolonged pump stoppages could lead to a disastrous local scenario of ruptured water supply, district heating, and sewage pipes, even if electricity remains available elsewhere in the country.

— Tatiana Mitrova, Foreign Affairs, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of pipe

Noun

Back in New York the doctors confirmed the cancer had spread through all the milk ducts in my left breast and a double mastectomy was my only option.

— Samantha Ciaccia, Glamour, 19 Oct. 2026
The company has not provided temperature measurements, power consumption figures or details about the cooling ducts.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2026

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