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chimney stack

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Buildings
ˈchimney stack noun [countable] British English  1. TBBthe tall chimney of a building such as a factory 〔工厂等的〕高烟囱 SYN American English smokestack2. TBBa group of small chimneys on a roof 〔屋顶上多烟道的〕烟囱体,组合烟囱
Examples from the Corpus
chimney stackEvery room has a fireplace and the double chimney stack rises through the steeply-pitched hipped roof.Above the kitchen chimney stack, the sky quavers on a high inaudible note.Nearly falling off the roof in fright, Hilary grabbed frantically at the chimney stack to keep her balance.Then my torch showed up streaks of water running down the chimney stack.Due to high winds the chimney stack became unsafe.The chimney stack was too high to consider pushing it down, so I had to try fishing it out.
ˈchimney stack nounChineseSyllable
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chimney stack
ˈchimney stack noun [countable] British English
1. the tall chimney of a building such as a factory
   SYN  smokestack American English
2. a group of small chimneys on a roof


chimney stackBrE /ˈtʃɪmni stæk/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtʃɪmni stæk/ 🔊 noun (BrE) the part of the chimney that is above the roof of a building (屋顶上的)烟囱体 (NAmE smoke·stack) a very tall chimney, especially one in a factory (尤指工厂的)高烟囱