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Meaning of flare stack | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

a tall structure used for burning off waste gas at oil refineries and other installations.

Examples

“she imagined them demolishing all the equipment used for oil production, including the flare stacks that rose into the skies to burn the natural gas”

CEFR level

B2

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

See also

flare tower flare up flare-nut wrench flare-up flareback Flared