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21Flue gas stack — ] A flue gas stack is a type of chimney, a vertical pipe, channel or similar structure through which combustion product gases called flue gases are exhausted to the outside air. Flue gases are produced when coal, oil, natural gas, wood or any… …
22flue pipe — noun organ pipe whose tone is produced by air passing across the sharp edge of a fissure or lip • Syn: ↑flue, ↑labial pipe • Hypernyms: ↑organ pipe, ↑pipe, ↑pipework * * * noun 1. : a pip …
23flue-cure — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ transitive verb Etymology: flue (III) : to cure (tobacco) by means of heat transmitted through a flue without exposure to smoke or fumes compare fire cure * * * /flooh kyoor /, v.t., flue cured, flue curing. to dry or cure by warm air… …
24smoke hole — noun a vent (as in a roof) for smoke to escape • Hypernyms: ↑vent, ↑venthole, ↑vent hole, ↑blowhole * * * noun Etymology: Middle English, from smoke ( …
25flue-cured — adjective Date: 1905 cured with heat transmitted through a flue without exposure to smoke or fumes < flue cured tobacco > …
26flue — UK [fluː] / US [flu] noun [countable] Word forms flue : singular flue plural flues a metal tube that takes smoke and heat from a fire to the outside of a building …
27flue — n. 1 a smoke duct in a chimney. 2 a channel for conveying heat, esp. a hot air passage in a wall; a tube for heating water in some kinds of boiler. Phrases and idioms: flue cure cure (tobacco) by artificial heat from flues. flue pipe an organ… …
28flue — noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1582 an enclosed passageway for directing a current: as a. a channel in a chimney for conveying flame and smoke to the outer air b. a pipe for conveying flame and hot gases around or through water in a steam… …
29flue — flue1 /flooh/, n. 1. a passage or duct for smoke in a chimney. 2. any duct or passage for air, gas, or the like. 3. a tube, esp. a large one, in a fire tube boiler. 4. Music. a. See flue pipe. b. Also called windway …
30flue — [[t]flu͟ː[/t]] flues N COUNT A flue is a pipe or long tube that acts as a chimney, taking smoke away from a device such as a heater, fire, or cooker …
