smokestack

[ smohk-stak ]
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noun
  1. Also called stack. a pipe for the escape of the smoke or gases of combustion, as on a steamboat, locomotive, or building.

adjective
  1. pertaining to, engaged in, or dependent on a basic heavy industry, as steel or automaking: smokestack companies.

Origin of smokestack

1
First recorded in 1855–60; smoke + stack

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British Dictionary definitions for smokestack

smokestack

/ (ˈsməʊkˌstæk) /


noun
  1. a tall chimney that conveys smoke into the air: Sometimes shortened to: stack

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