flue
1Origin of flue
1Words that may be confused with flue
Other definitions for flue (2 of 3)
downy matter; fluff.
Origin of flue
2Other definitions for flue (3 of 3)
or flew
a fishing net.
Origin of flue
3Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024
How to use flue in a sentence
Through these flues were forced currents of hot air from a blaze in a large fireplace at one end of the house.
Our Little Korean Cousin | H. Lee M. PikeBeneath it were pipes or flues connected with other pipes which ran beneath the whole house.
Our Little Korean Cousin | H. Lee M. PikeThe boiler was placed underneath the engine, the fire under it, with brick flues.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2) | Francis TrevithickThe fire was placed under them at one end, and flues went round them.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2) | Francis TrevithickThe brick flues and top of the bricks were covered with ashes just level with the ground.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2) | Francis Trevithick
British Dictionary definitions for flue (1 of 4)
/ (fluː) /
a shaft, tube, or pipe, esp as used in a chimney, to carry off smoke, gas, etc
music the passage in an organ pipe or flute within which a vibrating air column is set up: See also flue pipe
Origin of flue
1British Dictionary definitions for flue (2 of 4)
/ (fluː) /
loose fluffy matter; down
Origin of flue
2British Dictionary definitions for flue (3 of 4)
flew
/ (fluː) /
a type of fishing net
Origin of flue
3British Dictionary definitions for flue (4 of 4)
/ (fluː) /
another word for fluke 1 (def. 1), fluke 1
Derived forms of flue
- flued, adjective
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Browse