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smoke·stack
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ˈsmoʊkˌstæk
/
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smohk
-stak
]
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noun
1.
Also called
stack.
a pipe for the escape of the
smoke
or gases of combustion, as on a steamboat, locomotive, or building.
adjective
2.
pertaining to, engaged in, or dependent on a basic heavy industry, as steel or automaking:
smokestack companies.
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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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Origin:
1855–60;
smoke
+
stack
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smokestack
(ˈsməʊkˌstæk)
—
n
Sometimes shortened to:
stack
a tall chimney that conveys smoke into the air
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