chimney
[ chim-nee ]
/ ˈtʃɪm ni /
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noun, plural chim·neys.
verb (used with object), chim·neyed, chim·ney·ing.
Mountain Climbing. to ascend or descend (a chimney) by repeated bracing of one's feet or back and feet against opposite walls.
verb (used without object), chim·neyed, chim·ney·ing.
Mountain Climbing. to ascend or descend a chimney.
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Origin of chimney
1300–50; Middle English chimenai<Middle French cheminee<Latin (camera) camīnāta (room) having a fireplace, equivalent to camīn(us) (<Greek kámīnos furnace) + -āta-ate1
OTHER WORDS FROM chimney
chim·ney·less, adjectivechim·ney·like, adjectiveWords nearby chimney
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British Dictionary definitions for chimney
chimney
/ (ˈtʃɪmnɪ) /
noun
Word Origin for chimney
C14: from Old French cheminée, from Late Latin camīnāta, from Latin camīnus furnace, from Greek kaminos fireplace, oven
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Scientific definitions for chimney
chimney
[ chĭm′nē ]
An elongated opening in a volcano through which magma reaches the Earth's surface.
A stack of minerals that have precipitated out of a hydrothermal vent on the floor of a sea or ocean. See more at hydrothermal vent.
An isolated column of rock along a coastline, formed by the erosion of a sea cliff by waves. Chimneys are smaller than stacks.
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