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US/ˈsmoʊk.stæk/
UK/ˈsməʊk.stæk/
a tall chimney, especially on a factory or power plant, that carries smoke up into the air
In context
Black smoke poured from the factory smokestack all morning.
The old smokestack is the only part of the mill still standing.
Workers climbed the tall smokestack to repair the cracked brickwork.
Words that go with smokestack
noun + noun
- factory smokestackThe factory smokestack can be seen from the whole valley.
- brick smokestackThey kept the brick smokestack as a monument to the old mill.
- smokestack industryThe region once depended on smokestack industry and heavy manufacturing.
adjective + noun
- tall smokestackA tall smokestack rose above the rooftops of the steel town.
- belching smokestackA belching smokestack covered the village in gray dust.
noun + preposition
- top of the smokestackBirds nested near the top of the smokestack.