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smokestack
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smokestack
n.
chimney, pipe through which smoke or other vapor is expelled
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Chimney
A chimney is a structure which provides ventilation for hot flue gases or smoke from a boiler, stove, furnace or fireplace to the outside atmosphere. Chimneys are typically vertical, or as near as possible to vertical, to ensure that the gases flow smoothly, drawing air into the combustion in what is known as the stack, or chimney, effect. The space inside a chimney is called a flue. Chimneys may be found in buildings, steam locomotives and ships. In the United States, the term smokestack (colloquially, stack) is also used when referring to locomotive chimneys or ship chimneys, and the term funnel can also be used.
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smokestack
Noun
1. a large tall chimney through which combustion gases and smoke can be evacuated
(synonym) stack
(hypernym) chimney
(hyponym) funnel
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Smokestack
(n.)
A chimney; esp., a pipe serving as a chimney, as the pipe which carries off the smoke of a locomotive, the funnel of a steam vessel, etc.
A chimney; esp., a pipe serving as a chimney, as the pipe which carries off the smoke of a locomotive, the funnel of a steam vessel, etc.
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Smokestack
Vertical exhaust pipe on side of cab. (ATA1)
