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

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

Technicians either use an existing opening or create a temporary hatch through which the flue - typically made of a metal such as iron or steel - is inserted.

From BBC • May 4, 2025

But those MOFs, like other porous adsorbents, are ineffective at the elevated temperatures associated with many flue gases, Carsch said.

From Science Daily • Nov. 14, 2024

It was because you wadded up your underdrawers to stop up the flue on the stove and smoke out the schoolhouse.

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck