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smokestack

[ smohk-stak ]
/ ˈsmoʊkˌstæk /
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noun

Also called stack. a pipe for the escape of the smoke or gases of combustion, as on a steamboat, locomotive, or building.

adjective

pertaining to, engaged in, or dependent on a basic heavy industry, as steel or automaking: smokestack companies.

RELATED WORDS

technical, modern, mechanical, industrialized, automated, business, manufactured, manufacturing, streamlined, mechanized

Nearby words

  1. smoker's cough,
  2. smoker's patch,
  3. smoker's tongue,
  4. smokerlyzer,
  5. smokescreen,
  6. smokestack industry,
  7. smokey,
  8. smokey bear,
  9. smoking,
  10. smoking car

Origin of smokestack

First recorded in 1855–60; smoke + stack
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British Dictionary definitions for smokestack

smokestack

/ (ˈsməʊkˌstæk) /

noun

a tall chimney that conveys smoke into the airSometimes shortened to: stack
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Word Origin and History for smokestack

smokestack

n.

also smoke-stack, 1833, from smoke (n.1) + stack (n.).

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