Chimney-flue
31chimney — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. smokestack, spout, flue; vent. See opening. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. smokestack, fireplace, furnace, hearth, flue, vent, pipe, funnel, smokeshaft, stack, chimney pot, chimney stack, chemin?e (French).… …
32Flue boilers — Boiler Boil er, n. 1. One who boils. [1913 Webster] 2. A vessel in which any thing is boiled. [1913 Webster] Note: The word boiler is a generic term covering a great variety of kettles, saucepans, clothes boilers, evaporators, coppers, retorts,… …
33chimney stack — noun 1. : a number of flues embodied in one chimney; especially : the part of a multiple flue chimney rising above a roof 2. : a chimney shaft containing only one flue …
34chimney throat — noun : a part of a chimney immediately above the fireplace where the walls of the flue are gathered or brought close together to increase the draft * * * chimney throat, the narrowest part of a chimney, between the gathering and the flue …
35Chimney fire — A chimney fire A chimney fire is the combustion of residue deposits referred to as creosote, on the inner surfaces of chimney tiles, flue liners, stove pipes, etc. The process begins with the incomplete combustion (burning) of fuel in the… …
36chimney — 1. noun /tʃɪmniː/ a) A vertical tube or hollow column used to emit environmentally polluting gaseous and solid matter (including but not limited to by products of burning …
37flue pipe — noun organ pipe whose tone is produced by air passing across the sharp edge of a fissure or lip • Syn: ↑flue, ↑labial pipe • Hypernyms: ↑organ pipe, ↑pipe, ↑pipework * * * noun 1. : a pip …
38Chimney Sweepers Act 1875 — The Chimney Sweepers Act 1875 was a British Act of Parliament that superseded the Chimney Sweepers and Chimneys Regulation Act 1840 passed to try to stop child labour. The Bill was proposed by Lord Shaftesbury triggered by the death of twelve… …
39chimney — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ high, tall ▪ short ▪ narrow, wide ▪ tapering ▪ brick …
40chimney — Synonyms and related words: abysm, abyss, arroyo, box canyon, breach, break, canyon, cavity, chap, chasm, check, chimney corner, chink, chute, cleft, cleuch, clough, col, coulee, couloir, country rock, crack, cranny, crevasse, crevice, cut, cwm,… …
