"chimney cap" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: chimney caps [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} chimney cap (plural chimney caps)
  1. A device to improve the draught of a chimney, by presenting an exit aperture always to leeward.
    Sense id: en-chimney_cap-en-noun-YuBtfS2y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 64 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 57 43
  2. Any covering for a chimney
    Sense id: en-chimney_cap-en-noun-GDBFFcCb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Construction Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Construction: 41 59

Inflected forms

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