chimney
noun
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.
chimneys
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pluralof chimney.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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"In addition to cracks and other damage, chimneys are falling, causing more serious damage," she wrote on X.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
And they are hanging out everywhere: radio towers, power substations, chimneys, old barns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
It pointed out a school also sits about 700m from the incinerator's chimneys.
From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026
Steam rises from chimneys, from warm patches of river, from mouths.
From Salon ● Mar. 8, 2026
I walked through a small village where chickens and gnomes were scattered among little houses with thatched roofs and smoking chimneys.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
