chimney

//ˈtʃɪmni//
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Noun

chimneySingular
chimneysPlural
1

A vertical structure, typically made of brick or stone, that allows smoke and gases from a fire or furnace to escape from a building.

Smoke rose from the chimney of the old house.

2

A glass tube placed around a flame, as in an oil lamp, to protect it and improve combustion.

The glass chimney of the oil lamp cracked from the heat.

3

A narrow vertical cleft in a rock face, used by climbers to ascend.

The climber squeezed through the narrow chimney to reach the top of the cliff.

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