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CHIMNEYSTACK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does chimneystack mean?
• CHIMNEYSTACK (noun)
The noun CHIMNEYSTACK has 1 sense:
1. the part of the chimney that is above the roof; usually has several flues
Familiarity information: CHIMNEYSTACK used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The part of the chimney that is above the roof; usually has several flues
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("chimneystack" is a kind of...):
flue (a conduit to carry off smoke)
Holonyms ("chimneystack" is a part of...):
chimney (a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building)
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