stovepipes
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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Debris from the floods included propane tanks, stovepipes, lawn chairs, dishes and an American flag.
From Fox News • Jul. 22, 2021
Rosenberg: So if one of the criticisms pre-9/11 was that there were too many walls and too many stovepipes, the notion of creating another wall or an additional stovepipes didn’t make sense.
From MSNBC • Nov. 6, 2019
He hoped, he added, that “we won’t draw any artificial lines and create and stovepipes, and we try to find a way to deal with this in a broader, more deliberative way.”
From Washington Post • Jan. 29, 2016
Would players limp around the bases with stovepipes on their legs for protection?
From New York Times • Sep. 6, 2013
Their silky black hats are so tall, they remind me of stovepipes.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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