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chimney

[chim-nee] / ˈtʃɪm ni /


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There is also a nearly £1 million maintenance project to replace aging asphalt and cracked lead roofing at Buckingham Palace, including repairs to 14 chimney stacks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

The house has a defective chimney, a historic beehive oven and even a hidden chamber decorated with hieroglyphs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Inside the new dome, the chimney of reactor four is a haunting ruin, coated with a crude grey concrete shell, under the shiny metal dome tall enough to house the Statue of Liberty.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

Once you create a chimney that stands alone, “it always signals that absence.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

The patch of sky above the chimney tops glowed orange-red.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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