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 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

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In Summit, New Jersey, fire crews responded to a blaze at a multi-unit home after an apparent lightning strike hit the chimney and caused a fire in the attic, CNN affiliate WABC reported.

— Dakota Smith, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
New additions this year in Aurora will include A Little Slice of Europe, featuring European cheeses; Biro Kurtos, serving chimney cakes; and Steincenter, offering a new selection of steins.

— Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of chimney

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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

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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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