Thesaurus results for FLUE

flue

noun

Definition of flue

as in chimney

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Recent Examples of flue Close fireplace flues when not in use and follow gas fireplace guidelines. — Brendel Clark, Freep.com, 17 Jan. 2026 Because ethanol burns cleanly, producing only water vapor and a small amount of carbon dioxide, these fireplaces are ventless and require no chimney or flue. — Angie Hicks, Boston Herald, 30 Nov. 2025 The second is to close the flue in your fireplace. — Derek James, CBS News, 18 Nov. 2025 If the fireplace is never used, plug and seal the chimney flue. — Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 29 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for flue

Recent Examples of Synonyms for flue

Noun

The disaster destroyed homes, triggered an explosion at a mall and caused a factory chimney to collapse.

— CBS News, CBS News, 30 July 2026
Meanwhile, a search operation had ended at a Nippon Paper Industries factory in the Yatsushiro area where a chimney collapsed in the quake, Kihara said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026

Definition of chimney

Noun

Despite the installation of a smoke filtration system, preliminary testing found that emissions from its boiler smokestacks exceeded Cambodia’s legal limits.

— Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 17 July 2026
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

Definition of smokestack

Noun

Airflow, duct design, insulation, air leakage and commissioning all influence how efficiently that equipment performs.

— Brynn Cooksey, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
As the liquid moves through a narrowing duct, water is removed, the pH falls and the balance of ions changes.

— Aliasger K. Salem, The Conversation, 4 Aug. 2026