单词 | air flue |
释义 | > as lemmasair flue air flue n. a duct or pipe allowing the passage of air; esp. one serving as a vent for a fire or as a means of ventilating a room; cf. air channel n. ΚΠ 1796 T. Danforth Theory Chimnies & Fire-places 37 The little chimney would be most efficacious with regard to smoke, and the air flue to warmth. 1840 Cottager's Man. 23 in Libr. Usef. Knowl., Husb. III. Cover to the false or air-flue, which is only kept open during summer to prevent the excessive heat of that season. 1901 F. A. Waugh Fruit Harvesting, Storing, Marketing v. xi. 134 The air flue enters under the foundation and discharges fresh air into the cellar room near the center. 2001 Western Morning News (Plymouth) (Nexis) 25 Oct. 26 They also had to fit around..the emergency access doors, not to mention the air flues, looking like giant exhaust pipes, that entered the biomes. < as lemmas |
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