chimney

[US]/ˈtʃɪmni/
[UK]/ˈtʃɪmni/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a vertical channel or pipe that conducts smoke and hot gases from a fireplace or stove.

Phrases & Collocations

brick chimney

fireplace chimney

glass chimney

chimney stack

Example Sentences

The chimney is foul.

His father is a chimney sweeper.

smoke was billowing from the chimney-mouth.

The chimney rolls up smoke.

chimneys smoking in the cold air.

The chimney blew out a cloud of black smoke.

The chimney was pouring out black smoke.

chimneys exhaling dense smoke.

The inside of a chimney soon gets covered in soot.

a factory chimney belches out smoke.

Plant chimneys belch out dense smoke.

The chimney is almost choked up with soot.

The stove chimney discharged dark smoke.

Why is the chimney smoking so much?

The wind wailed in the chimney all night.

a splayed mortar fillet at the junction of the roof with the chimney stack.

Possibly they want danger money for all the chimney work they have to do.

The application of multi-flue chimney is more and more fargoing, and it become a certain trend in development.

Real-world Examples

Down you go Bill, down the chimney!

Source: Drama: Alice in Wonderland

A single huge chimney dominated the distant skyline.

Source: 7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Volcanic eruptions are like fires in a chimney.

Source: The Little Prince

Someone at the house you went to was a chimney.

Source: Sherlock Holmes: The Basic Deduction Method Season 2

Phil, we tried to run away, and I can still see our chimney from here.

Source: Modern Family - Season 08

He started to climb down the chimney!

Source: "Experience English" Children's English Reading Material

Then, above the painted front of the house, they've built a chimney.

Source: Past English Major Level 4 Listening Exam Questions (with Translations)

Further to the left is another chimney, which probably belongs to a different house.

Source: Past English Major Level 4 Listening Exam Questions (with Translations)

The infuriated wolf clambered up to the chimney.

Source: Bedtime stories for children

Till Charles's Wain came out above the tall white chimney tops.

Source: British Original Language Textbook Volume 4

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