smokestack — a tall chimney or funnel through which smoke and gases are discharged from a factory, ship, or steam locomotive
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a tall chimney or funnel through which smoke and gases are discharged from a factory, ship, or steam locomotive
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈsmoʊkstæk/
Example Sentences
- The detective could identify the murderer by the smokestack-shaped birthmark on his neck.
- Environmental regulations require smokestacks to have filters to reduce air pollution.
- The chef's hat looked like a miniature smokestack when he stood next to the actual factory chimney.
smokestack
NOUN[/ˈsmoʊkstæk/]
a tall chimney or funnel through which smoke and gases are discharged from a factory, ship, or steam locomotive
The factory smokestack towered over the town, belching gray smoke into the morning sky.
The smokestack billows while protesters attack the train on the track!
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
Smokestack emerged as a compound word during the 19th-century Industrial Revolution. The term combines 'smoke' (Old English smoca, akin to Germanic origins) and 'stack' (from Old Norse stakkr, meaning a heap or pile). The word gained prominence as steam engines and factories proliferated, making industrial chimneys essential architectural features.
Breakdown
smoke (Old English smoca, vapor from fire) + stack (Old Norse stakkr, heap or structure built upward). The compound literally denotes a tall structure that expels smoke from industrial furnaces and boilers.
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“The detective could identify the murderer by the smokestack-shaped birthmark on his neck.”
“Environmental regulations require smokestacks to have filters to reduce air pollution.”
“The chef's hat looked like a miniature smokestack when he stood next to the actual factory chimney.”
“Many cities are transitioning from smokestack industries to cleaner technologies.”
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