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FLUE
flue
(noun) a conduit to carry off smoke
fluke, flue
(noun) flat bladelike projection on the arm of an anchor
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
flue (plural flues)
A pipe or duct that carries gaseous combustion products away from the point of combustion (such as a furnace).
An enclosed passageway in which to direct air or other gaseous current along.
(obsolete, countable and uncountable) A woolly or downy substance; down, nap; a piece of this.
In an organ flue pipe, the opening between the lower lip and the languet.
Etymology 2
Adjective
flue (comparative more flue, superlative most flue)
(UK, dialect) Alternative form of flew (“shallow, flat”)
Anagrams
• fuel, fule
Source: Wiktionary
Flue, n. Etym: [Cf. OF. flue a flowing, fr. fluer to flow, fr. L. fluere (cf. Fluent); a perh. a corruption of E. flute.]
Definition: An inclosed passage way for establishing and directing a current of air, gases, etc.; an air passage; esp.: (a) A compartment or division of a chimney for conveying flame and smoke to the outer air. (b) A passage way for conducting a current of fresh, foul, or heated air from one place to another. (c) (Steam Boiler) A pipe or passage for conveying flame and hot gases through surrounding water in a boiler; -- distinguished from a tube which holds water and is surrounded by fire. Small flues are called fire tubes or simply tubes. Flue boiler. See under Boiler.
– Flue bridge, the separating low wall between the flues and the laboratory of a reverberatory furnace.
– Flue plate (Steam Boiler), a plate to which the ends of the flues are fastened; -- called also flue sheet, tube sheet, and tube plate.
– Flue surface (Steam Boiler), the aggregate surface of flues exposed to flame or the hot gases.
Flue, n. Etym: [Cf. F. flou light, tender, G. flau weak, W. llwch dust. sq. root84.]
Definition: Light down, such as rises from cotton, fur, etc.; very fine lint or hair. Dickens.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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