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Meaning of chimney stack | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A vertical structure, normally of brick, rising from a roof, containing one or more flues, each one terminating in a chimney pot.

Equivalents

Svenska skorsten

Examples

“The smoke-pall of industrial Lancashire hung over the landscape; perhaps slagscape would be a more fitting term. The general prospect was a succession of chimney-stacks, factories, pit-heads, slagheaps, junctions, sidings and coal wagons.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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