chimney (EN)

noun

noun “chimney”

1. a vertical tube or passage that allows smoke or gases to escape from a fireplace, furnace, or boiler to the outside air
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   The old house had a large fireplace with a brick chimney that needed cleaning every year.
2. a glass tube that surrounds and protects the flame of an oil lamp
   He carefully placed the chimney over the oil lamp's flame to prevent it from flickering in the wind.
3. (in rock climbing) a narrow vertical crack or passage in a rock face that is wide enough for a climber to fit inside
   The climber wedged himself into the chimney and slowly pushed upward using his hands and feet against the walls.