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chimney
(c̸him′nē)
noun pl. chimneys
- the passage through which smoke or fumes from a fire escape; flue
- a structure containing a flue or flues and extending above the roof of a building
- a glass tube set around the flame of a candle or lamp
- something like a chimney; specif.,
- a narrow column of rock formed by erosion, esp. that caused by waves
- ☆ a vertical body of ore
- the vent of a volcano or cave
- Chiefly Brit. a smokestack
- Dialectal a hearth
Origin: ME chimene, a fireplace < OFr cheminée < LL caminata, fireplace < L caminus, furnace, flue < Gr kaminos, oven, fireplace; ult. < ? IE base *kam, to arch > camera
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noun pl. chim·neys
- a. A passage through which smoke and gases escape from a fire or furnace; a flue.b. The usually vertical structure containing a chimney.c. The part of such a structure that rises above a roof.
- Chiefly British A smokestack, as of a ship or locomotive.
- A glass tube for enclosing the flame of a lamp.
- Something, such as a narrow cleft in a cliff, resembling a chimney.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English chimenei
Origin: , from Old French cheminee
Origin: , from Late Latin camīnāta, fireplace
Origin: , from Latin camīnus, furnace
Origin: , from Greek kamīnos
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