chimney stack

Example Sentences

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Only the facade of the building on Gordon Street was left standing, as well as a floating chimney stack which was gradually taken apart last week.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

The birds had pecked hundreds of holes on the chimney stack, where Castro said he believes they stashed and snacked on acorns for two to five years.

From Washington Post • Feb. 7, 2023

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon pushed the button to ignite 700kg of explosives, bringing down the chimney stack.

From BBC • Dec. 9, 2021

“Literally, there’s an occasional chimney stack as a kind of exclamation point to the fact that the town is completely gone.”

From New York Times • Jul. 10, 2021

In the distance, beyond another long row of barracks, Hannah could see a single strand of smoke rising against the bright spring sky, curling endlessly out of a tall chimney stack.

From "The Devil's Arithmetic" by Jane Yolen