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chimneys

3 definitions • 1 example
1
a hollow structure that allows the smoke from a fire inside a building to escape to the air outside:

Examples:

Factory chimneys belched dense white smoke into the sky.
2
a narrow vertical passage in the rock of a cliff or mountain, through which a person can climb
3
a hollow structure that allows the smoke from a fire inside a building, esp. from a fireplace, to escape to the air outside

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