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chimney
[ chim-nee ]
noun
plural chimneys.
- a structure, usually vertical, containing a passage or flue by which the smoke, gases, etc., of a fire or furnace are carried off and by means of which a draft is created.
- the part of such a structure that rises above a roof.
- Now Rare. the smokestack or funnel of a locomotive, steamship, etc.
- a tube, usually of glass, surrounding the flame of a lamp to promote combustion and keep the flame steady.
- Geology.
- the vent of a volcano.
- a narrow vertical fissure between two rock faces or in a rock formation.
- Mining. a nearly vertical cylindrical oreshoot.
- British Dialect. fireplace.
verb (used with object)
chimneyed, chimneying.
- Mountain Climbing. to ascend or descend (a chimney) by repeated bracing of one's feet or back and feet against opposite walls.
verb (used without object)
chimneyed, chimneying.
- Mountain Climbing. to ascend or descend a chimney.
chimney
/ ˈʃɪɪ /
noun
- a vertical structure of brick, masonry, or steel that carries smoke or steam away from a fire, engine, etc
- another name for flue 1
- short for chimney stack
- an open-ended glass tube fitting around the flame of an oil or gas lamp in order to exclude draughts
- a fireplace, esp an old and large one
- geology
- a cylindrical body of an ore, which is usually oriented vertically
- the vent of a volcano
- mountaineering a vertical fissure large enough for a person's body to enter
- anything resembling a chimney in shape or function
chimney
- An elongated opening in a volcano through which magma reaches the Earth's surface.
- A stack of minerals that have precipitated out of a hydrothermal vent on the floor of a sea or ocean.
- See more at hydrothermal vent
- An isolated column of rock along a coastline, formed by the erosion of a sea cliff by waves. Chimneys are smaller than stacks.
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Other Word Forms
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of chimney1
C14: from Old French é, from Late Latin īٲ, from Latin īus furnace, from Greek kaminos fireplace, oven
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Aparicio designed the chimney and brick fireplace in the work, loosely based on the only remaining structure in his house.
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After every round of voting, smoke is released from a chimney atop the church.
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The house was simply gone, save the precarious, towering chimney and the massive concrete pillars that had supported the front porch.
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“Severe” shaking — enough to topple chimneys and greatly damage poorly built buildings — may be felt a bit farther away from the ruptured fault, including in downtown L.A.,
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The steelworks, with its vast chimneys and towers, looms over the town, as it has done for generations.
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