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 Morro Bay site is well-known for three towering 450-foot concrete smokestacks, which, similar to the two 500-foot tall former PG&E smoke stacks at Moss Landing in Monterey County, are among the tallest structures on the California coast between Los Angeles and San Francisco.
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Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2025
Cannery Pier Hotel & Spa Sitting at the end of a 600-foot-long pier next to the Astoria-Megler Bridge, the Cannery Pier Hotel is an icon of the town waterfront with its industrial smokestacks and fire engine-red facade.
—Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 29 Nov. 2025
The plant with 265-foot smokestacks was steam-driven using river water to generate electricity for neighboring homes, downtown buildings and the Stockyards’ meatpacking operations.
—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Nov. 2025
The element that sets the 95-suite 679-foot ship apart is its signature Funnel Suite, reminiscent of the smokestacks of early-20th-century ocean liners.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 28 Sep. 2025
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Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2025
Cannery Pier Hotel & Spa Sitting at the end of a 600-foot-long pier next to the Astoria-Megler Bridge, the Cannery Pier Hotel is an icon of the town waterfront with its industrial smokestacks and fire engine-red facade.
—Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 29 Nov. 2025
The plant with 265-foot smokestacks was steam-driven using river water to generate electricity for neighboring homes, downtown buildings and the Stockyards’ meatpacking operations.
—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Nov. 2025
The element that sets the 95-suite 679-foot ship apart is its signature Funnel Suite, reminiscent of the smokestacks of early-20th-century ocean liners.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 28 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for smokestack
Noun
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In October, a massive brick chimney running 20 stories up the side of a housing authority apartment building in the Bronx collapsed after an explosion, sending tons of debris plummeting to the ground, though no one was injured.—
Dave Collins,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Jan. 2026
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Unless a fire is burning, close your fireplace damper to prevent warm air from escaping up the chimney.—
Elizabeth Campbell,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Crews would build dams in a 13,000-acre area, and fill with the site with water brought in through pipes from the Sacramento River during periods of high flow.—
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2026
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My father preferred driving pipe.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Bathrooms are huge, especially those that have both indoor and outdoor showers and deep soaking tubs, and incorporate black tile and stone throughout that mirrors the black lava rock found along this stretch of the coast.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
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Dress it up with an interesting tile backsplash, statement cabinet hardware, and a custom range hood cover.—
Maria Sabella,
The Spruce,
21 Jan. 2026
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Because ethanol burns cleanly, producing only water vapor and a small amount of carbon dioxide, these fireplaces are ventless and require no chimney or flue.—
Angie Hicks,
Boston Herald,
30 Nov. 2025
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The second is to close the flue in your fireplace.—
Derek James,
CBS News,
18 Nov. 2025
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“Smokestack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smokestack. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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