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chimney
noun chimneys
- 1a. A vertical structure made of brick, stone or steel, that carries smoke, steam, fumes or heated air away from a fireplace, stove, furnace or engine;
1b. The top part of this, rising from a roof.
2. A vent in a volcano.
3. A glass funnel protecting the flame of a lamp.
4. mountaineering.
- A steep narrow cleft in a rock face, just large enough for a mountaineer to enter and climb.
