| 单词 | chimney |
| 释义 | chimney (once / 400 pages) n A chimney is the long, vertical, tunnel-like opening above a fireplace that provides a safe pathway for smoke — and the occasional Santa. It is also the name of the curvy glass flue in a hurricane lamp. Ever since the use of fire indoors, it has been important to build a chimney to allow the smoke to escape. The word chimney comes ultimately from the Greek kaminos, "furnace," and in 13th-century Old French it became the more familiar looking cheminee, "fire place." As chimney fires became a serious problem, the chimney sweep became an important person, cleaning the soot from chimneys. Oh, and dancing on the rooftops. (Or not.) WORD FAMILYchimney: chimneys USAGE EXAMPLESThe Town Hall structure recreated the building’s swimming pool - complete with gingerbread swimmers - and also featured a chocolate-topped clock and, cinnamon candy chimneys. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) The Chimney Rock National Monument in Colorado, designated in 2012, is another example. Seattle Times(Dec 29, 2016) The first one begins at 12:01 a.m. at Chimney Rock. Washington Times(Dec 26, 2016) 1n a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building Hypo|Hyper smokestack, stack a large tall chimney through which combustion gases and smoke can be evacuated stovepipechimney consisting of a metal pipe of large diameter that is used to connect a stove to a flue funnel(nautical) smokestack consisting of a shaft for ventilation or the passage of smoke (especially the smokestack of a ship) flue a conduit to carry off smoke 2n a glass flue surrounding the wick of an oil lamp Syn|Hyper lamp chimney flue a conduit to carry off smoke |
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