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chimney stack

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as in chimney

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Recent Examples of chimney stack 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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Noun

Human remains were found in the chimney of a public school in Queens, New York, on Tuesday morning while officials were investigating a foul odor, according to police.

— Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026
New York City investigators combed through an empty Queens school building Tuesday after human remains were found inside its chimney, police said.

— Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 30 June 2026

Definition of chimney

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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Pay attention to where the kitchen and bathrooms are, too—water supply and waste pipes for the second floor are often found in walls on the first floor, below sinks, tubs, or showers.

— Kevin Cortez, Popular Mechanics, 25 May 2023
Cathcart is referring to the plumbing that the vanity's sink and faucet connect to—the water lines and waste pipe connect to the underside of the sink via the bendy P-trap pipe.

— Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Apr. 2023

Definition of waste pipe

Noun

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

Noun

For something slower-paced, float the Penticton channel that connects Okanagan and Skaha lakes on tube rafts.

— Maryam Siddiqi, Travel + Leisure, 13 July 2026
When force is applied, the pillar tilts toward the point of contact, compressing the corresponding chamber and pushing fluid through soft tubes to actuators.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 13 July 2026

Definition of tube

Noun

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

Definition of duct

Noun

Federal authorities routinely target South Florida remittance companies that operate as conduits for unlawful money transfers, especially for drug traffickers, because many are suspected of evading bank-reporting requirements.

— Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026
Hard-liners want to ensure lasting control over the waterway, which is a globally important conduit for fuel shipments and has become a critical lever in confronting the West.

— Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026

Definition of conduit

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