SMOKESTACK

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A large tall chimney through which combustion gases and smoke can be evacuated

Synonyms:

smokestack; stack

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("smokestack" is a kind 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)

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

funnel ((nautical) smokestack consisting of a shaft for ventilation or the passage of smoke (especially the smokestack of a ship))