cheminée

Definitions of cheminée
  1. noun
    the part of the chimney that is above the roof; usually has several flues
    synonyms: conduit de fumée
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    type of:
    conduit de fumée
    a conduit to carry off smoke
  2. noun
    (nautical) smokestack consisting of a shaft for ventilation or the passage of smoke (especially the smokestack of a ship)
    synonyms: conduit de fumée
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    type of:
    conduit de fumée
    a large tall chimney through which combustion gases and smoke can be evacuated
  3. noun
    a large tall chimney through which combustion gases and smoke can be evacuated
    synonyms: conduit de fumée
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    types:
    conduit de fumée
    (nautical) smokestack consisting of a shaft for ventilation or the passage of smoke (especially the smokestack of a ship)
  4. noun
    an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built
    synonyms: foyer, âtre
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    types:
    feu, feu de cheminée, feu de l'âtre
    a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning
    type of:
    niche
    an enclosure that is set back or indented
  5. noun
    a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building
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    types:
    conduit de fumée
    a large tall chimney through which combustion gases and smoke can be evacuated
    conduit de fumée
    (nautical) smokestack consisting of a shaft for ventilation or the passage of smoke (especially the smokestack of a ship)
    type of:
    conduit de fumée
    a conduit to carry off smoke
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