flue

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Recent Examples of flue To 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 
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Noun
  • Architecturally, Crowley wanted to use different styles of thatch with big chimneys and colorful and intricately dyed tulip carvings.
    Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 23 Nov. 2024
  • All of those parts, plus the chimney sections, pack inside the stove for transportation.
    Wes Siler, Outside Online, 6 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • 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.
    Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 12 July 2024
Noun
  • 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.
    Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • Info about pipe materials wasn't available for about 120,000 customers, SWBNO said last month.
    Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 25 Nov. 2024
  • Just minutes later, another man reported that a suspect had struck him in the head with a metal pipe and robbed him.
    Landon Mion, Fox News, 24 Nov. 2024

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“Flue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flue. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.

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