Thesaurus results for SMOKESTACKS

smokestacks

noun

plural of smokestack

as in chimneys

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 smokestacks The Center for Biological Diversity also asked for more monitoring at the wells’ flares — or smokestacks — but the EPA supported the state’s plan for monitoring those locations. —

Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 16 Mar. 2026 But environmental groups say reduced regulation simply externalizes the costs to the public ― and that the people who live in the shadow of power plant smokestacks, in particular, pay the price. —

Connor Giffin, Louisville Courier Journal, 20 Feb. 2026 The most recent restoration project invited tradeswomen from across the country to work on the ship’s deck, masts, tubs and smokestacks. —

Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 17 Feb. 2026 Varied scenes include a video of smokestacks in the unmistakable soft light of a Beijing winter, the artist puffing cigarettes as a Lazy Susan spins leisurely with dishes and a bottle of Nongfu Spring, a local mineral water brand; and a robot getting out of an elevator. —

Stephy Chung, CNN Money, 22 Jan. 2026 Part of the researchers’ message is that exposure to harmful substances doesn’t just come from smokestacks or car exhaust. —

Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026 Crimson smokestacks tower over parts of downtown Rocky Mount, reminding the town’s roughly 54,000 residents of its roots as a once-booming tobacco market. —

Makiya Seminera, Fortune, 19 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

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Noun

People have been struck while talking on landlines, while using computers, even while sitting on the toilet, according to the National Weather Service, because current can travel through telephone wires, electrical connections, and metal pipes.

— Jacob Stern, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2026
In September, when the weather turned cold early and the pipes froze, Krogh personally delivered thermoses of hot water to each tent — enough for each guest to wash their face.

— Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 16 Mar. 2026