stovepipes

noun

plural of stovepipe
1
as in drainpipes

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as in hoods

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stovepipes
  1. drainpipes
  2. hoods
  3. smokestacks
  4. berets
  5. hydrants
  6. helmets
  7. tiles
  8. hats
Noun
  • His favorite example is capturing condensation from air conditioners, typically by placing a bucket under outdoor drainpipes.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Wet coffee grounds can easily clog your drainpipes, leading to costly repairs.
    — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Apr. 2026
Definition of drainpipes
Noun
  • In that incident, teens dressed head-to-toe in black — some wearing hoods and masks — were seen throwing punches and hurling chairs as innocent bystanders sought safety.
    — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 17 July 2026
  • Water rose over the hoods of vehicles parked near the river at the Comfort RV Resort.
    — Jesse Bedayn, Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2026
Definition of hoods
Noun
  • Despite the installation of a smoke filtration system, preliminary testing found that emissions from its boiler smokestacks exceeded Cambodia’s legal limits.
    — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 17 July 2026
  • If that process were adapted to store CO2 in the earth forever, then billions of tons of carbon emissions could, in theory, be captured from smokestacks and buried.
    — Maddie Stone, ProPublica, 25 June 2026
Definition of smokestacks
Noun
  • Many French fans sported blue jerseys and commemorative berets featuring the 2026 World Cup trophy.
    — Eva Andersen, CBS News, 22 June 2026
  • Combined with his garb, which could include berets and glasses, Jaimoe was simply one of the coolest-looking guys in music.
    — David Browne, Rolling Stone, 12 June 2026
Definition of berets
Noun
  • People pull out the barbecue, open fire hydrants, throw block parties.
    — Veronique Greenwood, Time, 9 July 2026
  • The map also overlays the location of water hydrants, the moisture content of vegetation, wildfire history, red flag warnings of dangerous fire conditions and other data.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 8 July 2026
Definition of hydrants
Noun
  • Sicking has designed and patented groundbreaking safety technologies for football (helmets), equestrian sports (helmets), and hockey (boards).
    — Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
  • Among the most successful hits was against UKRTAC, a Ukrainian defense company responsible for producing body armor, helmets, tactical gear, and other protective equipment.
    — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 19 July 2026
Definition of helmets
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of tiles
Noun
  • If more teams find themselves in the market for defenders who can wear multiple hats at multiple levels, the 2027 (and possibly 2028) NFL Draft class probably won’t disappoint.
    — Nick Baumgardner, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • Meanwhile, other members of the family opted for military uniforms, suits or midi-length dresses paired with hats or headbands.
    — Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026
Definition of hats
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