smokestack

B2 Topic:Transportation
US /ˈsmoʊkˌstæk/
noun Freq #60530

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    A tall chimney that carries smoke and gases away from a factory, ship, or locomotive.

    The old factory's smokestack towered over the town.

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Synonyms
1 noun · a tall chimney that carries... stack
Word family
Forms smokestacks

Etymology

From smoke + stack.

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