(from the article `gas-turbine engine`) The earliest device for extracting rotary mechanical energy from a flowing gas stream was the windmill (see above). It was followed by the smokejack, ... Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/s/113
Smoke'jack` noun A contrivance for turning a spit by means of a fly or wheel moved by the current of ascending air in a chimney. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/129