stovepipe
(noun) chimney consisting of a metal pipe of large diameter that is used to connect a stove to a flue
Source: WordNet® 3.1
stovepipe (plural stovepipes)
Sheet-metal tubing used as a chimney for a stove or furnace.
A channel for information which is compartmentalized in such a manner that some parties who might be interested in its use or be able to utilize it are restricted from accessing it.
stovepipe (third-person singular simple present stovepipes, present participle stovepiping, simple past and past participle stovepiped)
To collect or store (information) in a compartmentalized manner, so that some parties who might be interested in its use or be able to utilize it are restricted from accessing it.
Source: Wiktionary
Stove"pipe`, n.
Definition: Pipe made of sheet iron in length and angular or curved pieces fitting together, -- used to connect a portable stove with a chimney flue. Stovepipe hat, the common tall silk hat. [Slang, U.S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.
