- a structure, usually vertical, containing a passage or flue by which the smoke, gases, etc., of a fire or furnace are carried off and by means of which a draft is created.
- the part of such a structure that rises above a roof.
- the smokestack or funnel of a locomotive, steamship, etc.
- a tube, usually of glass, surrounding the flame of a lamp to promote combustion and keep the flame steady.
- Geology.
- the vent of a volcano.
- a narrow vertical fissure between two rock faces or in a rock formation.
- a nearly vertical cylindrical oreshoot.
- fireplace.
- to ascend or descend (a chimney) by repeated bracing of one's feet or back and feet against opposite walls.
- to ascend or descend a chimney.
- a vertical structure of brick, masonry, or steel that carries smoke or steam away from a fire, engine, etc
- another name for flue 1 (def. 1)
- short for chimney stack
- an open-ended glass tube fitting around the flame of an oil or gas lamp in order to exclude draughts
- a fireplace, esp an old and large one
- geology
- a cylindrical body of an ore, which is usually oriented vertically
- the vent of a volcano
- a vertical fissure large enough for a person's body to enter
- anything resembling a chimney in shape or function
