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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
As for fly ash, once the carbon is burned away, the residual ash contains tiny mineral particles that are often captured in smokestacks.
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Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 24 May 2026
These are the ports, pipelines, and oil refineries of Shandong province and its borderlands, where the hulking architecture of oil storage tanks and spindly profiles of smokestacks jut up from barren, coastal flatlands.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
The ship’s six-story smokestacks have already been removed and are expected to serve as the museum’s centerpiece.
—Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2026
When flaring occurs, passersby can see flames coming from smokestacks.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 15 Apr. 2026
Schahfer’s smokestacks had been a familiar backdrop among northern Indiana’s fields since it was built in the 1970s.
—Matthew Brown, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 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
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
Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 24 May 2026
These are the ports, pipelines, and oil refineries of Shandong province and its borderlands, where the hulking architecture of oil storage tanks and spindly profiles of smokestacks jut up from barren, coastal flatlands.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
The ship’s six-story smokestacks have already been removed and are expected to serve as the museum’s centerpiece.
—Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2026
When flaring occurs, passersby can see flames coming from smokestacks.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 15 Apr. 2026
Schahfer’s smokestacks had been a familiar backdrop among northern Indiana’s fields since it was built in the 1970s.
—Matthew Brown, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for smokestacks
Noun
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Ursula stared up from the gloomy nave at the enormous mahogany machine booming from the balcony and, rising from it, those shining, impossible banks of pipes that reached into the arches above.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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New York City's sewer network is complex, with pipes spanning over 7,400 miles.—
Amethyst Martinez,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
Noun
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With no 6 pips dominoes, my best guess was this would need four 5 pip tiles and one 4 pip tile to complete.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The tiles form pentagonal arrangements, yet pentagons can’t fit snugly side by side to tile the plane.—
Patchen Barss,
Quanta Magazine,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Smokestacks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smokestacks. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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