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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The wreckage includes many shipping containers, vehicles and the chimney of a former residence on the property.—
Nathaniel Levine,
Sacbee.com,
19 July 2025
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The fireplace is designed to contain open flames and vent the smoke produced by the burning wood through the chimney.—
Timothy Dale,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 July 2025
Noun
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Manyo Club pipes pure onsen water from a nearby spring into over five indoor and outdoor pools.—
Kim Kay,
Travel + Leisure,
20 July 2025
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The total cost of the project to separate sewage from stormwater pipes and to store waste totals $170 million, and the last of the work is projected to be finished around 2040.—
Justin Doughty,
Hartford Courant,
19 July 2025
Noun
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Countertops and tiles often come to mind when people think of recycled glass, but there are many other uses.—
LEW SICHELMAN,
Miami Herald,
10 July 2025
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With four different brush heads this tool can tackle grout, tile and all of the dirty crevices in your bathroom.—
Clara McMahon,
People.com,
10 July 2025
Noun
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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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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 24 Jul. 2025.
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