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Recent Examples of flueTo end up with flue gas that’s almost exclusively CO2 and water, their cycle would have to inhale 95 percent pure oxygen.—David Wagman, IEEE Spectrum, 30 May 2018 There’s no flue on that wall, which backs the bathroom.—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 17 Nov. 2023 During the flue solo, V walked through a curtain to reveal a watery room filled with backup dancers who joined him in for some slow-motion choreo.—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019 The Gothic towers that make Parliament’s silhouette so recognizable, for example, are in fact air shafts connected to an internal network of flues and channels.—Simon Montlake, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 July 2023 See all Example Sentences for flue
Warehouses may not have smokestacks releasing pollutants that the EPA and local agencies typically regulate.
Justine Calma,
The Verge,
12 Sep. 2024
In the days when the Harlem River was lined with smokestack industry, its bridges swung open and closed constantly, six or seven times a day, to let ships through.
To address the latter issue and avoid glazing - the phenomenon in which the surface of the brake pads burns off - teams tend to install bigger ducts to cool off the brakes.
Dan Cancian,
Forbes,
24 Oct. 2024
These are an easy place to overlook, but dust and pet hair can accumulate in vents and ducts and lead to respiratory issues.
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