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
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.
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John Seabrook
june 11, Literary Hub, 11 June 2025
Carbon capture generally refers to the practice of removing carbon dioxide from sources like smokestacks or fossil fuel power plants.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 28 May 2025
None deny minority neighborhoods on the South and West sides suffer more from the dirty air, water and soil that historically came from steel mills, smokestacks and truck traffic.
—Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2025
Vistra acquired the plant in 2018 and demolished it to make way for the battery facilities, leaving the iconic smokestacks behind.
—Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
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John Seabrook
june 11, Literary Hub, 11 June 2025
Carbon capture generally refers to the practice of removing carbon dioxide from sources like smokestacks or fossil fuel power plants.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 28 May 2025
None deny minority neighborhoods on the South and West sides suffer more from the dirty air, water and soil that historically came from steel mills, smokestacks and truck traffic.
—Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2025
Vistra acquired the plant in 2018 and demolished it to make way for the battery facilities, leaving the iconic smokestacks behind.
—Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for smokestack
Recent Examples of Synonyms for smokestack
Noun
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With its cathedral ceiling and a tall, red chimney, the house on 79th Avenue hardly stands out in a quiet, working-class East Oakland neighborhood where residents tend to look out for one another.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
21 Aug. 2025
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Flashes of hot pink and green popped against the remains of a chimney not far from where construction trucks rumble down the streets.—
Jill Cowan,
New York Times,
19 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Time itself begins to falter — clocks spin strangely, pipes clog without reason, and most tragically, Lucius’ once-perfect soufflés have gone from magical to inedible.—
Leila Latif,
IndieWire,
31 Aug. 2025
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The roof drain was rerouted to the main drain in the middle of the school; the main drain is a 12-inch pipe that can hold more water, Elliott said.—
Alec Johnson,
jsonline.com,
30 Aug. 2025
Noun
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That way, 1,000 larvae could grow on a tile not much larger than a coaster.—
Denise Hruby,
Miami Herald,
29 Aug. 2025
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There are no < or > or ≠ and there is only one tile that can be anything.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
29 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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The four-story house was built into a hillside and featured concrete walls, gabled tile roofs, balustrade terraces, arched portico and a chimney with six flues, the city of Capitola wrote in an application seeking to include the building on the National Register of Historic Places.—
Hannah Poukish,
Sacbee.com,
14 May 2025
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“Smokestack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smokestack. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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