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flue

1

[ floo ]

noun

  1. a passage or duct for smoke in a chimney.
  2. any duct or passage for air, gas, or the like.
  3. a tube, especially a large one, in a fire-tube boiler.
  4. Music.
    1. Also called windway. a narrow slit in the upper end of an organ pipe through which the air current is directed.


flue

2

[ floo ]

noun

  1. downy matter; fluff.

flue

3
or flew

[ floo ]

noun

  1. a fishing net.

flue

1

/ fluː /

noun

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


flue

2

/ fluː /

noun

  1. a type of fishing net

flue

3

/ fluː /

noun

  1. loose fluffy matter; down

flue

4

/ fluː /

noun

  1. See fluke
    another word for fluke 1 fluke 1

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Derived Forms

  • flued, adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of flue1

First recorded in 1555–65; earlier flew; of uncertain origin; perhaps from Old English flēwsa “a flowing, flux,” the form flews being taken as plural

Origin of flue2

First recorded in 1580–90; of uncertain origin; perhaps from Old English flug- (in flugol “swift, fleeting”); perhaps from Flemish Dutch vluwe, from French velu “hairy, downy”; velvet ( def )

Origin of flue3

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English flue, flowe, flew, from Middle Dutch vl(o)uwe “fishing net”; akin to Old English flōwan flow ( def )

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Word History and Origins

Origin of flue1

C16: of unknown origin

Origin of flue2

Middle English, from Middle Dutch vlūwe

Origin of flue3

C16: from Flemish vluwe , from Old French velu shaggy

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Example Sentences

Another newly funded project at Illinois Sustainable Technology Center aims to reduce cultivation and resource costs by using carbon dioxide from the flue gas emitted by a nearby power plant, along with nutrients from wastewater treatment plants.

However, the flue gas coming out of a smokestack from the chimney of a power plant or industrial facility carries a much heftier amount of carbon, at around 10 to 15 percent carbon dioxide.

This can also crack or break your flue liner, allowing deadly combustion gases from your furnace, fireplace, or water heater to accumulate inside your home.

If you have a fireplace, ensure that it’s been properly maintained and that the flue is open for smoke to escape out the chimney.

The point was to evaluate the possibility of using minerals to capture and store the gas from the flue stream of a power plant.

Cavaill-Coll subsequently utilized slightly increased pressures for the trebles of his flue stops as well as for his larger reeds.

The flue from the engine is carried through the drying room and dries his leather.

He was the first to show that reeds could be made really beautiful and fit for use without help from flue stops.

In the Pedal department no reed or flue pipe can begin to compare with a Diaphone, either in attack or in volume of tone.

The inner or first tube forms the fire-place and flue, and at the same time the inner side of the boiler.

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