chimney stack

noun

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Recent Examples of chimney stack As logs burn down, their embers are moved from the central chimney stack to a structure of flattops and grates. — Elazar Sontag, Washington Post, 23 July 2026 Two enormous chimney stacks, about 5050 feet tall, in the Liddell coal power plant came crashing down last month. — Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes.com, 9 June 2026 The starter home of William and Middleton features white stone walls and a slate roof with a trio of chimney stacks. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 2 Feb. 2026 Walls that catch a lot of rain, chimney stacks, and windows are all common entry points for water. — Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chimney stack
  1. chimney
  2. flue
  3. smokestack
  4. waste pipe
  5. pipe
  6. tube
  7. duct
  8. conduit
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
Definition of flue
Noun
  • There is also a record that staff there was improperly emitting particles through their smokestack.
    — Dave Savini, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of smokestack
Noun
  • Hundreds of acres of land owned by the Port were rezoned for industrial use, hooked up to new water and waste pipes, and powered by substations installed near the Port after Neal lobbied the local utilities.
    — Sean Patrick Cooper, Rolling Stone, 24 Nov. 2025
  • Pay attention to where the kitchen and bathrooms are, too—water supply and waste pipes for the second floor are often found in walls on the first floor, below sinks, tubs, or showers.
    — Kevin Cortez, Popular Mechanics, 25 May 2023
Definition of waste pipe
Noun
  • Traditional marine reactors place steam generators and coolant pumps outside the main vessel, linking them with large pipes.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 23 Aug. 2026
  • The drain pipe that sticks out of the wall also needs to be much higher than normal.
    — Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of pipe
Noun
  • The aircraft abandons the familiar tube-and-wing layout used by Boeing and Airbus.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2026
  • These are usually available in jars, tubs, squeeze tubes, or pump bottles.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of tube
Noun
  • Heavy grease and dust accumulation was on the makeup air return ducts and on ceiling tiles.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Which brings us to the nomination that will have the tear ducts full in the room.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of duct
Noun
  • However, developing specialized buoyant materials, underwater conduits, and anti-corrosive gear come with a premium price tag.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026
  • As to mechanical, electrical and plumbing work, the construction crew has installed five miles of conduit, obtained 1,700 linear feet of plumbing pipe and installed 500 linear feet of that piping.
    — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of conduit

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