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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The board also clarified it would not require the removal of trees, although limbs would need to be trimmed away from roofs and chimneys.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 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
The house was dark, but smoke coughed from one of the center chimneys, grayer than the gray sky.
From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys
