flue

Example Sentences

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A generation or so ago, an open stair like this would have been restricted to two stories to ensure it didn’t act as a flue during a fire.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

He described it as a bioethanol fireplace that does not need a chimney flue, where liquid is poured on to a cotton gauze to create a "candle effect".

From BBC • Sep. 25, 2025

However, sounds from things like flue organ pipes or flutes, which are propagated through air, would be pitched higher than Earth.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2025

While renewable energy sources are already reducing the need for CO2-emitting, fossil fuel-burning power plants, industrial plants that make intense use of fossil fuels are harder to make sustainable, so flue gas capture is essential.

From Science Daily • Nov. 14, 2024

Digging into the flue, he encountered webs and soot, and then the soft bag.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison