chimney

English

/tʃɪmni/

noun
Definitions
  • A vertical tube or hollow column used to emit environmentally polluting gaseous and solid matter (including but not limited to by-products of burning carbon or hydrocarbon based fuels); a flue.
  • The glass flue surrounding the flame of an oil lamp.
  • (British) The smokestack of a steam locomotive.
  • A narrow cleft in a rock face; a narrow vertical cave passage.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English chymeney borrowed from Old French cheminee derived from Latin camināta, caminus derived from Ancient Greek κάμῑνος (furnace).

Origin

Ancient Greek

κάμῑνος

Gloss

furnace

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