plural chimneys
2
: a vertical structure incorporated into a building and enclosing a flue or flues that carry off smoke
especially
: the part of such a structure extending above a roof
3
4
: a tube usually of glass placed around a flame (as of a lamp)
5
: something resembling a chimney: such as
a
: a narrow cleft or passage in rock
b
: a tall column of rock on the ocean floor that is formed by the precipitation of minerals from superheated water issuing from a hydrothermal vent and rising through the column of rock
Examples of chimney in a Sentence
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John Kimball: And there appears to be smoke coming out of the east chimney.
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Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2024
All that was left standing at the family's home was the chimney.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 20 Mar. 2024
On Saturday afternoon, the Carnival Freedom caught fire on the port side of the exhaust funnel, a kind of chimney meant to release smoke and emissions.
—Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2024
Beside him was the brick chimney of a house that burned down decades ago, and below was the concrete dam that had formed Copco Lake.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2024
In the middle of the valley was a single ger with a smoking chimney.
—Stanley Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Mar. 2024
At the border in Ivangorod, spikes of barbed wire pierced the azure sky and smoke from burning fuel oil rose from the chimneys of the customs building.
—Vadim Smyslov, WIRED, 21 Feb. 2024
All-copper flashing is adhered to the new roof and chimneys.
—Karen A. Avitabile, Hartford Courant, 14 Jan. 2024
Prevent bats from entering your home by using window screens and chimney caps.
—Molly Fellin Spence, Baltimore Sun, 30 Jan. 2024
Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2024
All that was left standing at the family's home was the chimney.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 20 Mar. 2024
On Saturday afternoon, the Carnival Freedom caught fire on the port side of the exhaust funnel, a kind of chimney meant to release smoke and emissions.
—Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2024
Beside him was the brick chimney of a house that burned down decades ago, and below was the concrete dam that had formed Copco Lake.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2024
In the middle of the valley was a single ger with a smoking chimney.
—Stanley Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Mar. 2024
At the border in Ivangorod, spikes of barbed wire pierced the azure sky and smoke from burning fuel oil rose from the chimneys of the customs building.
—Vadim Smyslov, WIRED, 21 Feb. 2024
All-copper flashing is adhered to the new roof and chimneys.
—Karen A. Avitabile, Hartford Courant, 14 Jan. 2024
Prevent bats from entering your home by using window screens and chimney caps.
—Molly Fellin Spence, Baltimore Sun, 30 Jan. 2024
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chimney
noun
chim·ney
ˈchim-nē 
plural chimneys
1
: a vertical structure extending above the roof of a building for carrying off smoke
2
: a tube usually of glass around a flame (as of a lamp)
3
: something resembling a chimney
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