chimney stack

noun

1. the part of a chimney that rises above the roof of a building

Example Sentences

A more commonly accepted version of Sion Corn's name however is Jack of the Chimney, with theories that the word corn refers to "corn simdde" or chimney stack, and was the place where Sion Corn came into the house, in the same way as Santa Claus.

From BBC

The birds had pecked hundreds of holes on the chimney stack, where Castro said he believes they stashed and snacked on acorns for two to five years.

From Washington Post

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon pushed the button to ignite 700kg of explosives, bringing down the chimney stack.

From BBC

“Literally, there’s an occasional chimney stack as a kind of exclamation point to the fact that the town is completely gone.”

From New York Times

Florida Power & Light imploded the towering chimney stack of its last coal-fired generating plant on Wednesday, a milestone in its transition to cleaner energy sources.

From Washington Post

Related Words

• fireplace
• flue
• furnace
• hearth
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