单词 | stovepipe |
释义 | stove·pipe ![]() n. 1. A pipe, usually of thin sheet metal, used to conduct smoke or fumes from a stove into a chimney flue. 2. A very tall hat with a flat crown and narrow brim, traditionally made of silk. 3. Informal A pathway for transmitting information higher in a hierarchy while bypassing intervening levels that remain uninformed about this information. tr.v. stove·piped, stove·pip·ing, stove·pipes Informal To transmit (information) up in a hierarchy by means of a stovepipe. ![]() 1886 Portrait of Giuseppe Verdi by Giovanni Boldini |
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