SMOKESTACK

smokestack, stack

(noun) a large tall chimney through which combustion gases and smoke can be evacuated

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

smokestack (plural smokestacks)

A conduit or group of conduits atop a structure allowing smoke to flow out.

Source: Wiktionary


Smoke"stack`, n.

Definition: A chimney; esp., a pipe serving as a chimney, as the pipe which carries off the smoke of a locomotive, the funnel of a steam vessel, etc.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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