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chimney

noun

Definition of chimney

as in flue

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Recent Examples of chimney The remnants of charred trees and a brick half-wall and chimney mark its location. — Sacbee.com, 25 June 2026 This could be because of an aging roof with cracks or a chimney with deteriorating flashing. — Helen Andriatsitohaina, The Spruce, 24 June 2026 Prune trees to keep branches at least 10 feet away from your roof and chimney. — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 June 2026 Inspect exterior walls, siding, chimneys and roofs to determine whether any repairs need to be made. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for chimney

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Noun

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
Chinese media described the process as a closed system in which flue gas enters one end of the pipeline and fertiliser emerges from the other.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 17 May 2026

Definition of flue

Noun

If that process were adapted to store CO2 in the earth forever, then billions of tons of carbon emissions could, in theory, be captured from smokestacks and buried.

— Maddie Stone, ProPublica, 25 June 2026
Thick, black smoke and occasional flames spewed from the Moscow Oil Refinery amid its red-and-white smokestacks on the southeastern edge of the city, about 15 kilometers (9 miles) from the Kremlin.

— Barry Hatton, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2026

Definition of smokestack

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This is 1920s barging when everyone else has pipes that are secure, that are new, that go directly into the ships.

— CBS Miami Team, CBS News, 12 July 2026
Seal cracks, gaps around doors and windows, gaps around garden hose pipes, and other entry points where ants may enter buildings.

— The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2026

Definition of pipe

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This is Gordo and Tracy sacrificing themselves by running onto the moon’s surface with only duct-tape suits to stop a nuclear reactor from melting down.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 July 2026
However, due to the placement of AC ducts, electrical conduits and other interior components, this lone seat is windowless.

— Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 7 July 2026

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