smokestack

[ smohk-stak ]

/ ˈsmoʊkˌstæk /

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noun

Also called stack. a pipe for the escape of the smoke or gases of combustion, as on a steamboat, locomotive, or building.

adjective

pertaining to, engaged in, or dependent on a basic heavy industry, as steel or automaking: smokestack companies.

Origin of smokestack

First recorded in 1855–60; smoke + stack

Words nearby smokestack

smoker's patch, smoker's tongue, smoke screen, smoke shelf, smoke shop, smokestack, smokestack industry, smoke tree, smokey, smoking car, smoking-concert

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Example sentences from the Web for smokestack

Americans learned to look at a smokestack and see dying trees and fish downwind.
Green Politics Has to Get More Radical, Because Anything Less Is Impractical|Jedediah Purdy|April 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Poison comes out of a smokestack and, downwind, birds fall from the sky.
Green Politics Has to Get More Radical, Because Anything Less Is Impractical|Jedediah Purdy|April 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The air coming out of the smokestack will be much hotter; and that extra heat is lost.
Farm Engines and How to Run Them|James H. Stephenson
Jack explained, lamely, that he had gripped the smokestack and kicked the lantern with his feet.
Indian and Scout|F. S. Brereton

The place was depopulated and the smokestack stood as a monument to blighted hopes.
The Main Chance|Meredith Nicholson
Through a glass we saw three men on the roof of the craft—then they clung to the smokestack.
A Woman who went to Alaska|May Kellogg Sullivan
They could barely see the top of the smokestack of the pusher a few feet away.
Betty Gordon at Mountain Camp|Alice B. Emerson

British Dictionary definitions for smokestack

smokestack

/ (ˈsməʊkˌstæk) /

noun

a tall chimney that conveys smoke into the airSometimes shortened to: stack

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单词	smokestack
释义	smokestack [ smohk-stak ] / ˈsmoʊkˌstæk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR smokestack ON THESAURUS.COM noun Also called stack. a pipe for the escape of the smoke or gases of combustion, as on a steamboat, locomotive, or building. adjective pertaining to, engaged in, or dependent on a basic heavy industry, as steel or automaking: smokestack companies. Origin of smokestack First recorded in 1855–60; smoke + stack Words nearby smokestack smoker's patch, smoker's tongue, smoke screen, smoke shelf, smoke shop, smokestack, smokestack industry, smoke tree, smokey, smoking car, smoking-concert Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for smokestack Americans learned to look at a smokestack and see dying trees and fish downwind. Green Politics Has to Get More Radical, Because Anything Less Is Impractical\|Jedediah Purdy\|April 26, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Poison comes out of a smokestack and, downwind, birds fall from the sky. Green Politics Has to Get More Radical, Because Anything Less Is Impractical\|Jedediah Purdy\|April 26, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The air coming out of the smokestack will be much hotter; and that extra heat is lost. Farm Engines and How to Run Them\|James H. Stephenson Jack explained, lamely, that he had gripped the smokestack and kicked the lantern with his feet. Indian and Scout\|F. S. Brereton The place was depopulated and the smokestack stood as a monument to blighted hopes. The Main Chance\|Meredith Nicholson Through a glass we saw three men on the roof of the craft—then they clung to the smokestack. A Woman who went to Alaska\|May Kellogg Sullivan They could barely see the top of the smokestack of the pusher a few feet away. Betty Gordon at Mountain Camp\|Alice B. Emerson British Dictionary definitions for smokestack smokestack / (ˈsməʊkˌstæk) / noun a tall chimney that conveys smoke into the airSometimes shortened to: stack Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to smokestack technical, modern, mechanical, industrialized, automated, business, manufactured, manufacturing, streamlined, mechanized
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smokestack

noun

adjective

Origin of smokestack

Words nearby smokestack

Example sentences from the Web for smokestack

British Dictionary definitions for smokestack

noun

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