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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 fluesplay

  Familiarity information: CHIMNEYSTACK used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CHIMNEYSTACK (noun)


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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