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chimneystack

chimneystack

6.1
Tall part that sticks out above a roof and often has several pipes for smoke
  • noun
  • /ˈʧɪmniˌstæk/
translation icon : chimenea
  • A tall chimneystack rose above the old manor house, adding character to the skyline.

Examples

  • The chimneystack was rebuilt to comply with modern safety regulations.

  • From the garden, you could see several pots on top of the chimneystack.

  • The chimneystack needs to be repaired.

  • Many old houses have a tall chimneystack.

  • The old chimneystack was a prominent feature of the historical building, featuring intricate brickwork.

  • A bird perched on the top of the chimneystack as smoke billowed from the fireplace below.

  • To improve ventilation, the builders added an extra flue to the newly constructed chimneystack.

Synonyms

chimney
vschimneystack
131 1.0

A tall structure on a house that lets smoke from a fire go outside

is only the part projecting above the roof and often has multiple flues
smokestack
vschimneystack
17 5.3

A tall chimney on a factory, ship, or power plant that sends smoke and gas into the air

is the roof-projecting part rather than the whole industrial exhaust flue
stack
vschimneystack
  • Specialized
13 5.0

A tall chimney at a factory that releases smoke

is the roof-projecting upper part rather than a whole industrial flue

Surface Forms

chimneystack singular
chimneystacks plural

Morphology

chimneystack = chimney + stack (transparent) = chimney + stack

The meaning is the straightforward combination of 'chimney' + 'stack' and an average B1 learner knowing both components would infer the sense.

Etymology

Chimneystack combines chimney ('where smoke goes from a fire') and stack ('a pile' or 'tall column'), so imagine a tall column rising above the roof. That is why a chimneystack is the part of a chimney that sticks up above the roof and often contains more than one 'channel for smoke'.