Look up: Chimney

1. Chimney
   A chimney is a channel or flue by which smoke or fumes from a fire, furnace or engine ascends and escapes away from the occupants of the building. Originally, the term chimney included the fireplace. In this sense the first chimneys we hear of are no earlier than the middle ages (12th century). The ...
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2. chimney
   [n] - a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building
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3. Chimney
   A passage way, generally of brick or metal construction, to carry waste combustion products from the appliance to the exterior of the building
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4. Chimney
   a glass envelope surrounding the flame of an oil lamp,and having special shape,in order to improve the luminous efficacy and to avoid flickering of the flame Category: Electrical engineering and energy • a recess for moving counterweights in the wall at the side of the stage. Category: General
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5. Chimney
   Chim'ney noun ; plural Chimneys . [ French cheminée , Late Latin caminata , from Latin caminus furnace, fireplace, Greek ... furnace, oven.] 1. A fireplace or hearth. [ Obsolete] Sir W. Raleigh. ...
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6. chimney
   noun a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building
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7. Chimney
   • (n.) A body of ore, usually of elongated form, extending downward in a vein. • (n.) A tube usually of glass, placed around a flame, as of a lamp, to create a draft, and promote combustion. • (n.) A fireplace or hearth. • (n.) That part of a building which contains the smoke flu...
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8. chimney
   (from the article `ocean`) ...Sea. This water, somewhat less dense than the overflow water from the Greenland and Norwegian seas, has been observed sinking to a depth of 3,000 ...
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9. chimney
   structure designed to carry off smoke from a fireplace or furnace. A chimney also induces and maintains a draft that provides air to the fire.[1 related articles]
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10. Chimney
    Chimney is British slang for a heavy smoker.
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11. Chimney
    Chimney is British slang for a heavy smoker.
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12. CHIMNEY
    A vertical or nearly vertical opening in a cave, narrow enough to be climbed by chimneying.
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13. chimney
    the narrow portion of a foundation in which the stub is embedded
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14. Chimney
    A `chimney` is a structure for venting hot flue gases or smoke from a boiler, stove, furnace or fireplace to the outside atmosphere. Chimneys are typically vertical, or as near as possible to vertical, to ensure that the gases flow smoothly, drawing air into the combustion in what is known as the st...
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