smokestack

B2 Topic:Transportation

US /ˈsmoʊkˌstæk/ See IPA manual

Freq #60530

Meanings

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.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a tall chimney that carries... stack

Word family

Forms smokestacks

Etymology

From smoke + stack.

Topics

Transportation

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