plural chimneys
2
: a vertical structure incorporated into a building and enclosing a flue or flues that carry off smoke
especially
: the part of such a structure extending above a roof
3
4
: a tube usually of glass placed around a flame (as of a lamp)
5
: something resembling a chimney: such as
a
: a narrow cleft or passage in rock
b
: a tall column of rock on the ocean floor that is formed by the precipitation of minerals from superheated water issuing from a hydrothermal vent and rising through the column of rock
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Tj MacIas, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2025
Wide lawns skirted the structure, which had several gables arranged cheerfully around a river-stone chimney.
—Marcela Valdes, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
Have your chimney checked or cleaned every year, as debris can block air flow.
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Only a chimney appeared to remain standing.
—Dianne Gallagher, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2025
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Tj MacIas, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2025
Wide lawns skirted the structure, which had several gables arranged cheerfully around a river-stone chimney.
—Marcela Valdes, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
Have your chimney checked or cleaned every year, as debris can block air flow.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2025
Only a chimney appeared to remain standing.
—Dianne Gallagher, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for chimney
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“Chimney.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chimney. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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chimney
noun
chim·ney
ˈchim-nē 
plural chimneys
1
: a vertical structure extending above the roof of a building for carrying off smoke
2
: a tube usually of glass around a flame (as of a lamp)
3
: something resembling a chimney
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