| 单词 | return smoke |
| 释义 | > as lemmasreturn smoke return smoke n. now rare (a) smoke from outside which comes down a flue and into a room; (b) smoke from a stove, fireplace, etc., which is forced into a room rather than sent up the flue. ΚΠ 1842 Mechanics' Mag. 10 Dec. 530/1 The flue is perfectly closed, to prevent the return smoke from other chimneys. 1861 C. E. L. Riddell City & Suburb I. ii. 29 A fire-board which had been put up with the friendly intention of preventing any occupant being suffocated with return smoke. 1866 Med. Times & Gaz. 17 Mar. 286/1 Visible smoke..causes our back windows to be shut and our back chimneys to be stopped up, for fear of return smoke and blacks. 1909 Trans. Surveyors' Inst. 41 427 He was able to get the wood to burn without any return smoke. < as lemmas |
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