smokestack

Definition of smokestacknext
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 These modular reactors can eventually be connected directly to active factory smokestacks and local agricultural biorefineries. Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 12 June 2026 The storm also sheered off about nearly two-thirds of the plant smokestack that measured 20 feet across and 225 feet high. Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 3 June 2026 There’s an orange and white smokestack, a Soriana sofa, a three-legged glass creature, and even a series of figures holding a life net to catch the ash. Anthony Paletta, Curbed, 23 May 2026 But there are also smokestacks and men in neon jumpsuits milling among the clank and crash of industry as wisps of smoke and vapor drift overhead. Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 15 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for smokestack
Recent Examples of Synonyms for smokestack
Noun
  • The only thing better than a cozy fireplace is one that doesn’t need, soot, wood, or chimney cleaning.
    Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Using rope, homemade traps, and their chimney, Jason successfully lures a small squirrel with bits of Cassidy’s meat.
    Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Moreover, pumping so much cool water inside the caverns, which naturally have a higher temperature, can result in thermal shock, causing large pieces of salt to fall and break, potentially damaging the extraction pipes within the cavern.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The Russian bombs hit a pipe and the area was flooded in knee-deep water.
    Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 17 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Polished stone-tile floors, whitewashed walls, and spacious bathrooms are common elements of all the rooms.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Aug. 2026
  • SpaceX would like to eliminate tile replacements, and even detailed inspections, to turn around its future fleet of Starships multiple times per day.
    Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 18 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Ray is also an alcoholic, hiding bottles in a toilet tank, an attic, a fireplace flue, even filling a soda bottle with booze for his workout.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 12 June 2026
  • Chinese media described the process as a closed system in which flue gas enters one end of the pipeline and fertiliser emerges from the other.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 17 May 2026

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“Smokestack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smokestack. Accessed 20 Aug. 2026.

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