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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024chim•ney /ˈtʃɪmni/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -neys. - a structure containing a passage by which the smoke, etc., of a fire or furnace are carried off.
- a tube surrounding the flame of a lamp.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024chim•ney (chim′nē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -neys, v., -neyed, -ney•ing. n. - a structure, usually vertical, containing a passage or flue by which the smoke, gases, etc., of a fire or furnace are carried off and by means of which a draft is created.
- Architecturethe part of such a structure that rises above a roof.
- Slang Terms[Now Rare.]the smokestack or funnel of a locomotive, steamship, etc.
- a tube, usually of glass, surrounding the flame of a lamp to promote combustion and keep the flame steady.
- Geology
- the vent of a volcano.
- a narrow vertical fissure between two rock faces or in a rock formation.
- Mininga nearly vertical cylindrical oreshoot.
- British Termsfireplace.
v.t. - Sport[Mountain Climbing.]to ascend or descend (a chimney) by repeated bracing of one's feet or back and feet against opposite walls.
v.i. - Sport[Mountain Climbing.]to ascend or descend a chimney.
- Greek kámīnos furnace) + -āta -ate1
- Latin (camera) camīnāta (room) having a fireplace, equivalent. to camīn(us) (
- Middle French cheminee
- Middle English chimenai 1300–50
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