chimney
//ˈtʃɪmni//
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.