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 two-week restoration project aims to repair and renovate the deck, masts, tubs and smokestacks.
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Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2025
To comply, industries installed scrubbers to remove pollutants at the smokestack rather than releasing them into the air.
—Aubrey Hillman, The Conversation, 8 Aug. 2025
But Clifton is one of many Louisville neighborhoods where homes sit in the shadow of smokestacks and heavy industry.
—Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
At Farm Central, the Seabrook headquarters, a brick smokestack, built by Kelly Brickworks in Philadelphia, with the name SEABROOK painted vertically, rose 225 feet in the air.
—John Seabrook
june 11, Literary Hub, 11 June 2025
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Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2025
To comply, industries installed scrubbers to remove pollutants at the smokestack rather than releasing them into the air.
—Aubrey Hillman, The Conversation, 8 Aug. 2025
But Clifton is one of many Louisville neighborhoods where homes sit in the shadow of smokestacks and heavy industry.
—Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
At Farm Central, the Seabrook headquarters, a brick smokestack, built by Kelly Brickworks in Philadelphia, with the name SEABROOK painted vertically, rose 225 feet in the air.
—John Seabrook
june 11, Literary Hub, 11 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for smokestack
Noun
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Early reports indicate the explosion came from a chimney within the Mitchel Houses building, according to a statement from officials.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
2 Oct. 2025
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One of these is the Lost City, a vast hydrothermal field at the bottom of the Atlantic—a kind of unique prehistoric hotbed of massive, dramatic chimney spires venting chemical reactions that scientists have been studying for clues to how life on Earth (and other planets) began.—
Bonnie Tsui,
Time,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The National Park Service closes the North Rim in winter, in part because the historic Grand Canyon Lodge was built for summer, with shallow pipes that would freeze in winter.—
Brandon Loomis,
AZCentral.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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Check out other gaming options in our best PC games roundup, and swing by our 2025 video game calendar to see what other titles are coming down the pipe later this year.—
Gabriel Zamora,
PC Magazine,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Instead, tuck those must-haves out of sight and let the tile take the starring role.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
5 Oct. 2025
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The girls selected everything in their suites, from paint and wallpaper to bathroom tile and furnishings.—
Lennie Omalza,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The flue gases leaving these facilities contain 3-15% CO2 by volume.—
Tejasri Gururaj,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Oct. 2025
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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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“Smokestack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smokestack. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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