as in chimney
a tall vertical structure (as on a factory, ship, etc.) for carrying smoke away
The skyline of the old factory town is dotted with smokestacks.
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Recent Examples of smokestack
And these years in Philadelphia proved troubled ones: As the city’s industrial life was hollowed out, Lynch became obsessed with its factory smokestacks and pervasive smog.
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Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 16 Jan. 2025
By Jeffrey Young Environmental Sustainability and Governance Editor 0
Instead of towering smokestacks, the GreenLab industrial park in Skive, Denmark, is surrounded by wind turbines and a solar array that power its resident companies with renewable energy.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
Particle pollution can be a result of many things like construction sites, unpaved roads, fields, smokestacks or fires, said the U.S. EPA.
—Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 2 Aug. 2024
Satellite images currently might confuse clouds or a smokestack for fires, Van Arsdale said.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 17 Sep. 2024
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Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 16 Jan. 2025
By Jeffrey Young Environmental Sustainability and Governance Editor 0
Instead of towering smokestacks, the GreenLab industrial park in Skive, Denmark, is surrounded by wind turbines and a solar array that power its resident companies with renewable energy.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
Particle pollution can be a result of many things like construction sites, unpaved roads, fields, smokestacks or fires, said the U.S. EPA.
—Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 2 Aug. 2024
Satellite images currently might confuse clouds or a smokestack for fires, Van Arsdale said.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 17 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for smokestack
Noun
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The smoke is released from a tiny chimney visible to thousands of spectators outside St. Peter’s Basilica.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
28 Feb. 2025
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White smoke from the Sistine Chapel chimney signals the election of a new pope, while black smoke means no decision yet.—
John Bacon,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Some Russian troops had spent several days in the pipe before striking Ukrainian units from the rear near the town of Sudzha, blogger Yuri Podolyaka claimed.—
Joanna Kozlowska,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2025
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White did take the opportunity, before Friday’s qualifiers, to serve as a forerunner in the pipe alongside 10-year-old Paizley White (no relation), a Whitespace team rider.—
Michelle Bruton,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Each restaurant has distinct design motifs—from the pink tile at Flamingo Café to the antique ship’s wheel at Brine to the woven chandelier above the bar at Cobo.—
Carrie Honaker,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Mar. 2025
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Tapping on this tile will launch a short step-by-step tutorial showing you how to connect a second Pixel phone as a remote camera.—
Paul Monckton,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Ensure the fireplace flue is open before lighting it.—
Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American-Statesman,
12 Jan. 2024
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Peoples Gas has been onsite multiple times over the winter and identified the boiler exhaust flue as a potential source of the sporadic smell, district officials said.—
Nell Salzman,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Smokestack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smokestack. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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