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smokestack

 
Dictionary: smoke·stack   (smōk'stăk') pronunciation
n.
A large chimney or vertical pipe through which combustion vapors, gases, and smoke are discharged.

adj.
Of, relating to, or being firms, industries, or places involved in heavy manufacturing or in the processing of materials: smokestack industries such as steel and iron.


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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a large tall chimney through which combustion gases and smoke can be evacuated
  Synonym: stack


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - skorsten
adj. - sværindustriel

Nederlands (Dutch)
schoorsteen

Français (French)
n. - cheminée d'usine, cheminée
adj. - traditionnel (une industrie)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Schornstein
adj. - Schwerindustrie...

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - καμινάδα, τσιμινιέρα, φουγάρο

Italiano (Italian)
camino

Português (Portuguese)
n. - chaminé (f) (locomotiva, fábrica ou navio)

Русский (Russian)
(дымовая) труба

Español (Spanish)
n. - chimenea
adj. - perteneciente, asociado o dependiente de una industria pesada (acero)

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - fartygsskorsten, lokomotivskorsten, fabriksskorsten

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
烟囱, 烟囱的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 煙囪
adj. - 煙囪的

한국어 (Korean)
n. - (증기선 등의) 굴뚝, 제조업
adj. - 기간 중공업의, 재래형 산업의

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 煙突

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مدخنه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮ארובה, מעשנה‬
adj. - ‮קשור לתעשיית הבסיס הכבדה (למשל פלדה)‬


 
 

 

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