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单词 smokestack
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smokestack

[ smohk-stak ]
/ ˈsmoʊkˌstæk /
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noun

Also called stack. a pipe for the escape of the smoke or gases of combustion, as on a steamboat, locomotive, or building.

adjective

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

Origin of smokestack

First recorded in 1855–60; smoke + stack

Words nearby smokestack

smoker's patch, smoker's tongue, smoke screen, smoke shelf, smoke shop, smokestack, smokestack industry, smoke tree, smokey, smoking car, smoking-concert
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British Dictionary definitions for smokestack

smokestack
/ (ˈsməʊkˌstæk) /

noun

a tall chimney that conveys smoke into the airSometimes shortened to: stack
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