"chimney stack" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: chimney stacks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} chimney stack (plural chimney stacks)
  1. (architecture) A vertical structure, normally of brick, rising from a roof, containing one or more flues, each one terminating in a chimney pot. Categories (topical): Architectural elements Synonyms: chimneystack Translations (structure containing flue(s)): საკვამური (saḳvamuri) (Georgian), kürtő (Hungarian), simléar [masculine] (Irish), stoc simléir [masculine] (Irish), binneag [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), skorsten [common-gender] (Swedish), fabriksskorsten [common-gender] (Swedish)

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