flue
flue¹
Definition
flue (flo̵̅o̅)
noun
- a tube, pipe, or shaft for the passage of smoke, hot air, exhaust fumes, etc., esp. in a chimney
Etymology: ME, mouthpiece of a hunting horn
- a flue pipe in an organ
- the opening or passage for air in such a flue pipe
Etymology: < ? OFr fluie, a flowing, stream
flue²
Definition
flue (flo̵̅o̅)
flue³
Definition
flue (flo̵̅o̅)
noun
a loose, downy mass; fluff
Etymology: < Fl vluwe < Fr velu, woolly < VL villutus, shaggy < L villus, shaggy hair
flue4
Definition
flue (flo̵̅o̅)
noun
a kind of fishing net
Etymology: ME flew < MDu vluwe
flue
Synonyms
flue
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- install: I have the perfect position in mind but am not able to install an outside flue.
- block: A blocked flue can lead to carbon monoxide leaking into your home.
- clean: I had to get up at half past five twice a week to clean the flues out.
Adjective modifier
- disused: The adverse impact of the cooker hood could be enhanced by the stack effect of warm effluent in the disused flue.
- balanced: Make sure new water heaters in a bathroom are fitted to a balanced flue.
- stainless: But the odd little brick dimple here or a shiny stainless steel flue there are inadequate.
- horizontal: Heat was provided by a peat fire carried in a horizontal flue.
- twin: Selkirk flue Types of Selkirk flue Selkirk twin wall flue Selkirk STC - twin wall chimney.
Modifies a noun
- desulphurisation: Wet or dry flue gas desulphurisation systems reduce emissions of volatile elements by concentrating the elements from flue gases in solid or liquid streams.
- liner: A ' flue liner ' is the material used to form the flue within the chimney.
- pipe: In my organ, I had no two sets of flue pipes made to exactly the same scale.
- gas: The level of the exit pipe for the flue gases would need to be well above the entry level for fresh air.
- damper: The fire is then controlled by using the secondary air vents and flue damper only.
- analyzer: Our library of instrument set-up files has been extended to include the ECOM flue gas analyzer.
Noun used with modifier
- superheater: August 16 2003 © Colin Henderson A few weeks ago the superheater flue tubes arrived.
- chimney: North wall: splayed windows; ghost of chimney flue on wall face; two mural tablets, of 17?
- boiler: Carbon dioxide recovered from our boiler flue gas is bubbled through the mixture.
- appliance: Good Practice You should keep detailed records of any maintenance work carried out on the gas pipe work, appliances and/or flues.
- skin: The plain adaptor connects the double skin flue to the stove or to the single skin flue pipe.
- brick: Brick flues in the south of the site served to carry fumes toward a large octagonal chimney.
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