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Meaning of chimbley

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

chimbley

Pronunciation:/ˈtʃɪmbli/

noun

Definitions

  1. A vertical tube or hollow column used to emit environmentally polluting gaseous and solid matter (including but not limited to by-products of burning carbon or hydrocarbon based fuels); a flue.

  2. The glass flue surrounding the flame of an oil lamp.

  3. The smokestack of a steam locomotive.

  4. A narrow cleft in a rock face; a narrow vertical cave passage.