Thesaurus results for SMOKESTACK

smokestack

noun

Definition of smokestack

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 And yet the borders tell a grittier story, with smokestacks and warehouses and, just 2 miles away, refinery flames and black smoke spewing from the Suncor Energy complex. — John Wenzel, Denver Post, 25 Sep. 2026 At night, lights shine on the wreck, and flames will shoot from the smokestacks. — Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026 Her final studio album, 2023’s Rockstar, was a smokestack of rock and metal covers and duets. — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026 Its skyline is dominated by towering smokestacks, hulking arrays of metal tubes and bright flames erupting from flares at petrochemical plants in the global plastics supply chain. — Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for smokestack

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Noun

The handsome brick masonry, a substantial chimney on the left side of the home, along with the large windows and an inviting front door, are impressive and welcoming.

— James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 2026
Throughout the day, many members dropped by the church where only debris and the chimney were left, Strickland said.

— Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of chimney

Noun

In Newport Beach, the city operates 86 tidal valves that sit at the end of storm drain pipes along Balboa Island and the Balboa Peninsula.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
Doussard says Zeltman and other experts who had warned the water might remain discolored due to old iron pipes were wrong.

— Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of pipe

Noun

Think greens, blues and yellows with tile flooring and plenty of bench seating for children.

— Noelle Alviz-Gransee Updated November 2, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2026
The grand double-height foyer offers a taste of what is beyond, with mosaic-tile floors and a gold-leaf ceiling inset with a fresco reminiscent of the Sistine Chapel.

— Tori Latham, Robb Report, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of tile

Noun

Wind travels through the opening, drawing air through the flue and smoke up the chimney.

— Kathryn O’Shea-Evans, Robb Report, 30 Aug. 2026
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

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