FLUE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A conduit to carry off smoke

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("flue" is a kind of...):

conduit (a passage (a pipe or tunnel) through which water or electric wires can pass)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "flue"):

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)

chimneystack (the part of the chimney that is above the roof; usually has several flues)

chimney; lamp chimney (a glass flue surrounding the wick of an oil lamp)

Meaning:

Organ pipe whose tone is produced by air passing across the sharp edge of a fissure or lip

Synonyms:

flue; flue pipe; labial pipe

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("flue" is a kind of...):

organ pipe; pipe; pipework (the flues and stops on a pipe organ)

Meaning:

Flat bladelike projection on the arm of an anchor

Synonyms:

flue; fluke

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("flue" is a kind of...):

projection (any structure that branches out from a central support)

Holonyms ("flue" is a part of...):

anchor; ground tackle (a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving)