chimneys

Variant of chimney

chimney definition

chim·ney (c̸him′nē)

noun pl. chimneys -·neys

  1. the passage through which smoke or fumes from a fire escape; flue
  2. a structure containing a flue or flues and extending above the roof of a building
  3. a glass tube set around the flame of a candle or lamp
  4. something like a chimney; specif.,
    1. a narrow column of rock formed by erosion, esp. that caused by waves
    2. ☆ a vertical body of ore
    3. the vent of a volcano or cave
  5. Chiefly Brit. a smokestack
  6. Dialectal a hearth

Etymology: ME chimene, a fireplace < OFr cheminée < LL caminata, fireplace < L caminus, furnace, flue < Gr kaminos, oven, fireplace; ult. < ? IE base *kam, to arch > camera

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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