as in chimney
a tall vertical structure (as on a factory, ship, etc.) for carrying smoke away
The skyline of the old factory town is dotted with smokestacks.
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Recent Examples of smokestack
Demolition of the old Trenton Channel power plant smokestacks, which DTE Energy had said as recently as Monday afternoon had been planned for Friday, has been delayed until later in March.
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Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 26 Feb. 2024
Its smokestacks emitted around 10.5 million tons of planet-warming pollution in 2022 alone, the equivalent of over 2 million cars spewing emissions in a year.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN, 16 Sep. 2024
This part of Memphis, Tenn., is known for its factories and smokestacks.
—Dara Kerr, NPR, 2 July 2024
The brewery will take up 9,000 square feet in the historic power plant building in the ATC, located between the development's iconic water tower and smokestack.
—Zachery Eanes, Axios, 4 Sep. 2024
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Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 26 Feb. 2024
Its smokestacks emitted around 10.5 million tons of planet-warming pollution in 2022 alone, the equivalent of over 2 million cars spewing emissions in a year.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN, 16 Sep. 2024
This part of Memphis, Tenn., is known for its factories and smokestacks.
—Dara Kerr, NPR, 2 July 2024
The brewery will take up 9,000 square feet in the historic power plant building in the ATC, located between the development's iconic water tower and smokestack.
—Zachery Eanes, Axios, 4 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for smokestack
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One home with a pool was nearly demolished; another was little more than a chimney and a pile of smoldering rubble.Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
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Homes were burned down to their skeletons and brick chimneys.Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
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Wrap them in tubular insulation to keep pipes from bursting.Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2024
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Cold weather safety:How to prepare for winter 2024 — from freezing pipes to driving in snow and ice Does winter solstice change?Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Dec. 2024
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The era embraced brightly colored tile, sunken bathtubs, carpeted floors, and other accoutrements that were then the cutting edge of bathroom decorating.Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 11 Dec. 2024
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There were small images on single tiles and larger ones on many tiles joined together.Calvin Tomkins, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
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Worn or poorly adjusted and maintained combustion devices (e.g., boilers, furnaces) can be significant sources, or if the flue is improperly sized, blocked, disconnected, or is leaking.Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 11 June 2024
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Catch up quick: Capturing the carbon from the flues of plants, like gas, coal and ethanol, and storing it underground (called CCS) has long been technically but not economically feasible, and in development.Katie Fehrenbacher, Axios, 6 Sep. 2024
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“Smokestack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smokestack. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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