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chim⋅ney

  [chim-nee] noun, plural -neys, verb, -neyed, -ney⋅ing.
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–noun
1. 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.
2. the part of such a structure that rises above a roof.
3. Now Rare. the smokestack or funnel of a locomotive, steamship, etc.
4. a tube, usually of glass, surrounding the flame of a lamp to promote combustion and keep the flame steady.
5. Geology.
a. the vent of a volcano.
b. a narrow vertical fissure between two rock faces or in a rock formation.
6. Mining. a nearly vertical cylindrical oreshoot.
7. British Dialect. fireplace.
–verb (used with object)
8. Mountain Climbing. to ascend or descend (a chimney) by repeated bracing of one's feet or back and feet against opposite walls.
–verb (used without object)
9. Mountain Climbing. to ascend or descend a chimney.
Origin:
1300–50; ME chimenai < MF cheminee < L (camera) camīnāta (room) having a fireplace, equiv. to camīn(us) (< Gk kámīnos furnace) + -āta -ate 1

Related forms:
chim⋅ney⋅less, adjective
chim⋅ney⋅like, adjective
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chim·ney   (chĭm'nē)   
n.   pl. chim·neys

    1. A passage through which smoke and gases escape from a fire or furnace; a flue.

    2. The usually vertical structure containing a chimney.

    3. The part of such a structure that rises above a roof.

  2. Chiefly British A smokestack, as of a ship or locomotive.

  3. A glass tube for enclosing the flame of a lamp.

  4. Something, such as a narrow cleft in a cliff, resembling a chimney.


[Middle English chimenei, from Old French cheminee, from Late Latin camīnāta, fireplace, from Latin camīnus, furnace, from Greek kamīnos.]
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Word Origin & History

chimney 
c.1280, from O.Fr. cheminee "fire place," from L.L. caminata "fireplace, room with a fireplace," from L. caminatus, adj. of caminus "hearth, oven, flue," from Gk. kaminos "furnace."
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chimney   (chĭm'nē)  Pronunciation Key 

  1. An elongated opening in a volcano through which magma reaches the Earth's surface.

  2. A stack of minerals that have precipitated out of a hydrothermal vent on the floor of a sea or ocean. See more at hydrothermal vent.

  3. An isolated column of rock along a coastline, formed by the erosion of a sea cliff by waves. Chimneys are smaller than stacks.


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chimney

structure designed to carry off smoke from a fireplace or furnace. A chimney also induces and maintains a draft that provides air to the fire

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