as in chimney
a tall vertical structure (as on a factory, ship, etc.) for carrying smoke away
The skyline of the old factory town is dotted with smokestacks.
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Recent Examples of smokestack
The administration is shredding the E.P.A.’s staff and budget and wants to revoke its two most powerful climate regulations: limits on pollution from tailpipes and smokestacks.
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David Gelles, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Many people have their phones pointed at the smokestack, already recording, eager to capture a moment in history.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 7 May 2025
Traditional Tibetan motifs of clouds and waves are here peppered with industrial spills and smokestacks.
—Holland Cotter, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
Smoke leaked out from Thomas’ face-plate instead of his smokestack, and radio control devices that operated the locomotives frequently malfunctioned.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 May 2025
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David Gelles, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Many people have their phones pointed at the smokestack, already recording, eager to capture a moment in history.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 7 May 2025
Traditional Tibetan motifs of clouds and waves are here peppered with industrial spills and smokestacks.
—Holland Cotter, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
Smoke leaked out from Thomas’ face-plate instead of his smokestack, and radio control devices that operated the locomotives frequently malfunctioned.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for smokestack
Recent Examples of Synonyms for smokestack
Noun
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Check for gaps where the chimney meets the house, and make sure chimney openings are covered properly.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
27 July 2025
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Chinese agencies have blown chemical smoke into clouds with rockets, planes, drones and chimneys to provoke snowfall over glaciers on the Tibetan plateau.—
Alec Luhn,
Scientific American,
20 May 2025
Noun
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The Great Highland pipes endured within the isolation of military culture, and current traditions of advanced-piping competitions haven’t strayed far.—
Elena Saavedra Buckley,
New Yorker,
1 Aug. 2025
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The final order on copper tariffs, which the Trump administration says will boost the domestic copper production industry, applies to semi-finished products such as pipes, rods, sheets and wires.—
Jenni Reid,
CNBC,
31 July 2025
Noun
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The property, 2 miles from Disneyland, includes one and two-bedroom units with vinyl and tile flooring, ceiling fans, and patios or balconies, courtyards, a swimming pool, and laundry facilities.—
Samantha Gowen,
Oc Register,
1 Aug. 2025
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Dolce & Gabbana Beach Club at Gurney’s (290 Old Montauk Hwy) (Through Aug 31) Lemon trees, tile prints, luxury resortwear—and a beach transformed into a D&G coastal fantasy.—
Erica Wertheim Zohar,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Make sure the fireplace flue is open before lighting it.—
Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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This is because that process requires a substantial amount of energy to heat, cool, and pump solvents that absorb CO2 from the flue gases.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
26 Dec. 2017
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“Smokestack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smokestack. Accessed 15 Aug. 2025.
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