chimney stack

noun

British
1
: the part of a chimney that is above the roof of a building
2
: a tall chimney on a factory, ship, etc., for carrying smoke away

Examples of chimney stack in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Hedwig, blinkered by the bounty of her domestic environs, seemingly ignores the infernal light and smoke from nearby chimney stacks, and otherwise blocks out the machinery of mass death: the barking of guard dogs, the rumbling of crematoria, the crack of pistols, the screams of prisoners. Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 27 Nov. 2023

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“Chimney stack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chimney%20stack. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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