smokestack

smokestack Definition

☆ smoke·stack (smōk′stak′)

noun

a pipe for the discharge of smoke from a steamship, locomotive, factory, etc.

adjective

designating or of heavy manufacturing industries, such as those producing steel, automobiles, or rubber

smokestack Synonyms

smokestack Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

industry: Greens make common cause with smokestack industries, consumer activists with trade unions, development lobbyists with rich-country farmers.

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