CHIMNEY

n. pipe that funnels smoke (away from a fireplace, furnace, etc.); narrow passage

For the place in Oxfordshire, England, see Chimney, Oxfordshire. For the climbing technique chimneying, see Climbing technique. For the Chimneys novels of Agatha Christie, see The Secret of Chimneys and The Seven Dials Mystery.A chimney is a system for venting hot flue gases  or  smoke from a boiler, stove, furnace or fireplace to the outside atmosphere. They are typically almost vertical to ensure that the hot gases flow smoothly, drawing air into the combustion through the chimney effect (also known as the stack effect). The space inside a chimney is called a flue. Chimneys may be found in buildings, steam locomotives and ships. In the US, the term smokestack (colloquially, stack) is also used when referring to locomotive chimneys. The term funnel is generally used for ship chimneys and sometimes used to refer to locomotive chimneys.. Chimneys are tall to increase their draw of air for combustion and to disperse pollutants in the flue gases over a greater area so as to reduce the pollutant concentrations in compliance with regulatory or other limits. The term chimney may also be applied to natural features, particularly in rock formations.
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Noun
1. a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building
(hypernym) flue
(hyponym) smokestack, stack
(part-meronym) chimneystack
2. a glass flue surrounding the wick of an oil lamp
(synonym) lamp chimney
(hypernym) flue
(part-holonym) oil lamp, kerosene lamp, kerosine lamp

(n.)
That part of a building which contains the smoke flues; esp. an upright tube or flue of brick or stone, in most cases extending through or above the roof of the building. Often used instead of chimney shaft.
  

(n.)
A tube usually of glass, placed around a flame, as of a lamp, to create a draft, and promote combustion.
  

(n.)
A fireplace or hearth.
  

(n.)
A body of ore, usually of elongated form, extending downward in a vein.
  

To dream of seeing chimneys, denotes a very displeasing incident will occur in your life. Hasty intelligence of sickness will be borne you. A tumble down chimney, denotes sorrow and likely death in your family. To see one overgrown with ivy or other vines, foretells that happiness will result from sorrow or loss of relatives. To see a fire burning in a chimney, denotes much good is approaching you. To hide in a chimney corner, denotes distress and doubt will assail you. Business will appear gloomy. For a young woman to dream that she is going down a chimney, foretells she will be guilty of some impropriety which will cause consternation among her associates. To ascend a chimney, shows that she will escape trouble which will be planned for her.