flue

flue¹ (fluː)

—n
1.	a shaft, tube, or pipe, esp as used in a chimney, to carry off smoke, gas, etc
2.	music See also flue pipe the passage in an organ pipe or flute within which a vibrating air column is set up

[C16: of unknown origin]

flue² (fluː)

—n
	loose fluffy matter; down

[C16: from Flemish vluwe, from Old French velu shaggy]

flue or flew³ (fluː)

—n
	a type of fishing net

[Middle English, from Middle Dutch vlūwe]

flew or flew³

—n

[Middle English, from Middle Dutch vlūwe]

flue⁴ (fluː)

—n
	fluke another word for fluke

flued⁴

—*adj*

flue pipe or flue

—n
	an organ pipe or tubular instrument of the flute family whose sound is produced by the passage of air across a sharp-edged fissure in the side. This sets in motion a vibrating air column within the pipe or instrument

flue or flue

—n

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Word Origin & History

flue

"smoke channel in a chimney," 1582, perhaps related to 15c. word meaning "mouthpiece of a hunting horn," or perhaps from O.E. flowan "to flow," and/or O.Fr. fluie "stream."

Example sentences

It might have been better to have selected the stove first and then the

properly sized flue pipe.

Then the flue closed and the living room filled with smoke.

The flue from a boiler to the chimney should be the same size as the chimney

flue itself.

None of the flue pipes were tested to determine what type of ash and it origin

was it wood or coal.

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