| 单词 | chimney |
| 释义 | Word Frequency chimney(ˈtʃɪmnɪ) noun 1. a vertical structure of brick, masonry, or steel that carries smoke or steam away from a fire, engine, etc 2. another name for flue1 (sense 1) 3. short for chimney stack 4. an open-ended glass tube fitting around the flame of an oil or gas lamp in order to exclude draughts 5. British a fireplace, esp an old and large one 6. geology a. a cylindrical body of an ore, which is usually oriented vertically b. the vent of a volcano 7. mountaineering a vertical fissure large enough for a person's body to enter 8. anything resembling a chimney in shape or function Word origin C14: from Old French cheminée, from Late Latin camīnāta, from Latin camīnus furnace, from Greek kaminos fireplace, oven |
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