smokestack

[smohk-stak]

noun

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

adjective

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

   smokestack companies.

smokestack

/ ˈsməʊkˌstæk /

noun

1. Sometimes shortened to: stack. a tall chimney that conveys smoke into the air

Word History and Origins

Origin of smokestack¹

First recorded in 1855–60; smoke + stack

Example Sentences

Oil giant Phillips 66, operator of a massive oil refinery near the Port of Los Angeles, has unveiled plans to replace its belching smokestacks and hulking steel tanks with stores, restaurants and soccer fields.

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The photo emulates the Beatles’ “Abbey Road” album photo, but replaces the London streets with the city’s Santa Fe smokestack and rail yard.

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And we're going to put a smokestack filter on top of your smokestack so you don't pollute there and give everybody cancer.

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Vistra acquired the plant in 2018 and demolished it to make way for the battery facilities, leaving the iconic smokestacks behind.

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They're worried about PFAs plumes in their ground, poisoning their water, or whether or not their air is poisoned by sulfur dioxide from a smokestack next to them.

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