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chimneys

noun

plural of chimney
as in flues

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  1. smokestacks
  2. pipes
  3. ducts
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
  • At the two-week trial, three victims recounted beatings while suspended from pipes on the ceiling and the use of a device that folded their bodies in half at the waist.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Heat pipes transfer heat from the reactor core without the conventional pumps used in many larger reactor systems.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 15 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
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