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flue
flueconduit for smoke, as in a fireplace: Be sure to open the flue before lighting the fire.
Not to be confused with:flew – past tense of fly: The birds flew south for the winter.flu – influenza; an acute, commonly epidemic disease characterized by respiratory symptoms and general prostration: The child has the flu.flue 1 F0182000 (flo͞o)n.1. A pipe, tube, or channel for conveying hot air, gas, steam, or smoke, as from a furnace or fireplace to a chimney.2. Music a. An organ pipe sounded by means of a current of air striking a lip in the side of the pipe and causing the air within to vibrate. Also called labial.b. The lipped opening in such a pipe.
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flue 2 F0182000 (flo͞o)n. A fishing net.
[Middle English, from Middle Dutch vlūwe; see pleu- in Indo-European roots.]flue (fluː) n1. (Building) a shaft, tube, or pipe, esp as used in a chimney, to carry off smoke, gas, etc2. (Instruments) music the passage in an organ pipe or flute within which a vibrating air column is set up. See also flue pipe[C16: of unknown origin]
flue (fluː) nloose fluffy matter; down[C16: from Flemish vluwe, from Old French velu shaggy]
flue (fluː) or flewn (Fishing) a type of fishing net[Middle English, from Middle Dutch vlūwe]
flue (fluː) n another word for fluke11, fluke13 flued adjflue (flu)
n. 1. a passage or duct for smoke in a chimney. 2. any duct or passage for air, gas, or the like. 3. a tube, esp. a large one, in a fire-tube boiler. 4. a narrow slit in the upper end of an organ pipe through which the air current is directed. [1555–65; earlier flew, perhaps representing Old English flēwsa a flowing, the form flews being taken as pl.] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | flue - flat bladelike projection on the arm of an anchorflukeanchor, ground tackle - a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from movingprojection - any structure that branches out from a central support | | 2. |  flue - organ pipe whose tone is produced by air passing across the sharp edge of a fissure or lipflue pipe, labial pipeorgan pipe, pipework, pipe - the flues and stops on a pipe organ | | 3. | flue - a conduit to carry off smokechimney - a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a buildingchimneystack - the part of the chimney that is above the roof; usually has several fluesconduit - a passage (a pipe or tunnel) through which water or electric wires can pass; "the computers were connected through a system of conduits"lamp chimney, chimney - a glass flue surrounding the wick of an oil lamp |
fluenoun chimney, channel, passage, shaft, vent, conduit, duct cooking smells are vented through the flueTranslationsSchlotcanna fumariacondottolanugineflue
flue1 Music the passage in an organ pipe or flute within which a vibrating air column is set up
flue2, flew a type of fishing net FlueAn incombustible and heat-resistant enclosed passage in a chimney to control and carry away products of combustion from a fireplace to the outside air.Flue a smoke conduit, a passage for discharge of flue gases from space-heating furnaces, stoves, water heaters, and the like. In brick buildings flues are generally placed inside the inner main walls (the thickness of the flue wall must be at least half the width of a brick). Flues are frequently constructed with asbestos-cement pipes or ceramic or concrete blocks. The flue cross section may be rectangular, round, or oval. The flue is extended beyond the roof of a building for discharge of smoke into the atmosphere. It is topped by a chimney, which frequently joins together several flues. Exhaust ventilation conduits operating through natural drafts should be installed alongside the flue. flue[flü] (engineering) A channel or passage for conveying combustion products from a furnace, boiler, or fireplace to or through a chimney. flueAn incombustible, heat-resistant enclosed passage in a chimney to control and carry away products of combustion from a fireplace to the outside air. Often, several fireplaces within a home are connected to a single large flue, but it is also common to carry up one flue for each fireplace.MedicalSeeflukeFLUE
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flue
Related to flue: influenza, chimney flueSynonyms for fluenoun chimneySynonyms- chimney
- channel
- passage
- shaft
- vent
- conduit
- duct
Synonyms for fluenoun flat bladelike projection on the arm of an anchorSynonymsRelated Words- anchor
- ground tackle
- projection
noun organ pipe whose tone is produced by air passing across the sharp edge of a fissure or lipSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun a conduit to carry off smokeRelated Words- chimney
- chimneystack
- conduit
- lamp chimney
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