chimney
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
See chimney in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(chĭmˈnē)
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.
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