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chimney

/tʃɪmni/noun

A vertical tube or hollow column used to emit environmentally polluting gaseous and solid matter (including but not limited to by-products of burning carbon- or hydrocarbon-based fuels); a flue.

Example sentence

  • “Smoke rose up the chimney.”
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