a cone-shaped utensil with a tube at the apex for conducting liquid or other substance through a small opening, as into a bottle, jug, or the like.
a smokestack, especially of a steamship.
a flue, tube, or shaft, as for ventilation.
Eastern New England. a stovepipe.
verb (used with object),fun·neled,fun·nel·ing or (especially British) fun·nelled,fun·nel·ling.
to concentrate, channel, or focus: They funneled all income into research projects.
to pour through or as if through a funnel.
verb (used without object),fun·neled,fun·nel·ing or (especially British) fun·nelled,fun·nel·ling.
to pass through or as if through a funnel.
Origin of funnel
1375–1425; late Middle English fonel<Old Provençal fonilh (Gascon ) <Vulgar Latin *fundibulum, for Latin infundibulum, derivative of infundere to pour in
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The funnel swerved off the road and came sweeping up the hillside toward them.
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The funnel was roaring in the depths of the woods; William boldly pursued it for another half mile.
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When Mossamedes lifted, two masts and the top of a funnel cut the horizon.
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There is the funnel of the great unwieldy ferry-object—she is just edging in.
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Had he come an hour later he would have found nothing above water but the funnel of the steamer.
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British Dictionary definitions for funnel
funnel
/ (ˈfʌnəl) /
noun
a hollow utensil with a wide mouth tapering to a small hole, used for pouring liquids, powders, etc, into a narrow-necked vessel
something resembling this in shape or function
a smokestack for smoke and exhaust gases, as on a steamship or steam locomotive
a shaft or tube, as in a building, for ventilation