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chimney stacks

noun

plural of chimney stack
as in chimneys

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  1. smokestacks
  2. tubes
  3. pipes
  4. ducts
  5. leaders
  6. penstocks
  7. channels
  8. conduits
Noun
  • At night, lights shine on the wreck, and flames will shoot from the smokestacks.
    — Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Its skyline is dominated by towering smokestacks, hulking arrays of metal tubes and bright flames erupting from flares at petrochemical plants in the global plastics supply chain.
    — Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of smokestacks
Noun
  • Red neon tubes illuminated art works ranging from the disturbing (a black-and-white photograph of a person stuffing sausages in their mouth) to the mundane (a pastoral painting of a snowshoe-wearing rifleman).
    — Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The al Qaeda members planned to bring the explosives onboard in common items like toothpaste tubes or shampoo bottles and detonators hidden in MP3 players or phones.
    — Mark Morales, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of tubes
Noun
  • Along the way, temperatures have grown hotter and pipes have gotten larger, both of which increase the electricity generated by each well.
    — Pippa Stevens, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Earlier this year, an open letter from agency leadership warned against using federal funds to buy harm reduction supplies like sterile syringes and pipes, or to distribute test strips for common drug supply contaminants.
    — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of pipes
Noun
  • Common construction materials such as drywall, brick, plaster, metal ducts, and concrete can absorb or reflect radio frequencies at varying rates.
    — K.H. Koehler, IndyStar, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Van Ertvelde said most of the field this weekend is running the full cooling package — ducts, fans, chiller and driver cooling shirt.
    — Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of ducts
Noun
  • Business leaders can’t predict their way through today’s turbulent environment—and should stop trying.
    — Danny Vincent, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Evans walked into the 49ers locker room, with a lot of veteran leaders, and has fit in well.
    — Vic Tafur, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of leaders
Noun
  • Species stocked in Lake Powell for sporting purposes swam the reservoir for decades without creating a clear threat to the river below until the warm surface water sank nearer the hydropower intakes, called penstocks.
    — Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 15 Dec. 2025
Definition of penstocks
Noun
  • The utilities that treat their digital channels as a strategic lever, not an afterthought, will be the ones that turn enrollment into real, dispatchable flexibility.
    — Amber Mullaney, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Retail partners bring their own knowledge of customers and markets, while their assortment decisions and sales patterns show a brand how its products are performing beyond its own channels.
    — Advertorial, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of channels
Noun
  • Hailed as a bold experiment seven years ago, the Sanfic-Morbido Lab, part of Sanfic’s industry section Sanfic Industria, has evolved into one of the region’s most consistent conduits for fantastic/genre filmmaking.
    — Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 1 Sep. 2026
  • However, developing specialized buoyant materials, underwater conduits, and anti-corrosive gear come with a premium price tag.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of conduits
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“Chimney stacks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chimney%20stacks. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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