as in chimney
a tall vertical structure (as on a factory, ship, etc.) for carrying smoke away
The skyline of the old factory town is dotted with smokestacks.
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Recent Examples of smokestack
One house had been completely buried in snow, with just the smokestack protruding, and the family inside had to be dug out with heavy equipment.
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Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 30 Jan. 2025
The work calls for climbing any manner of tall objects and edifices – frequently flagpoles but also towers, smokestacks and even the occasional cross – to install, repair, paint, maintain or inspect them.
—Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024
With mitigation, the goal is to cut pollution, whether from a smokestack or a tailpipe.
—Alice Hill, Foreign Affairs, 14 Feb. 2025
And these years in Philadelphia proved troubled ones: As the city’s industrial life was hollowed out, Lynch became obsessed with its factory smokestacks and pervasive smog.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 16 Jan. 2025
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Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 30 Jan. 2025
The work calls for climbing any manner of tall objects and edifices – frequently flagpoles but also towers, smokestacks and even the occasional cross – to install, repair, paint, maintain or inspect them.
—Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024
With mitigation, the goal is to cut pollution, whether from a smokestack or a tailpipe.
—Alice Hill, Foreign Affairs, 14 Feb. 2025
And these years in Philadelphia proved troubled ones: As the city’s industrial life was hollowed out, Lynch became obsessed with its factory smokestacks and pervasive smog.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 16 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for smokestack
Recent Examples of Synonyms for smokestack
Noun
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The Cape Wildlife Center, an animal rescue service, had to come to the aid of a homeowner who had some unwanted adorableness living in the chimney of his house, the center said in an April 7 Facebook post.—
TJ Macias,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2025
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Wide lawns skirted the structure, which had several gables arranged cheerfully around a river-stone chimney.—
Marcela Valdes,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The work includes relining sewer pipes, major improvements at the treatment plant, repairing and replacing old lift stations and installing a northside interceptor to handle wastewater from the city’s north side.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2025
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The quote only covered the plumbing drain pipes and water lines that would be under the slab of the house.—
Tim Carter,
Hartford Courant,
29 Mar. 2025
Noun
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An angular hilltop home clad in copper tiles and Spanish cedar Designed in 2010 by its original owners, this four-bedroom, three-bathroom, 2,948-square-foot house received accolades for its angular exterior of copper tiles above Spanish cedar panels, meant to evoke leaves and a tree trunk.—
Michael Kaminer,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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The antique-style floors are made of terra-cotta Santa Catarina tiles—heated underneath in some places—laid in a labor-intensive technique that’s becoming increasingly rare.—
Ann Abel,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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But Melissa outwits them all and knocks everyone out by closing the fireplace flue.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
4 Apr. 2025
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Peoples Gas has been onsite multiple times over the winter and identified the boiler exhaust flue as a potential source of the sporadic smell, district officials said.—
Nell Salzman,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Smokestack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smokestack. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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