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chimney in Dutch

chimney in Dutch is schoorsteen, schouw, lampenkap — chimney means a vertical structure that carries smoke and fumes up and out of a building.

chimney in Dutch

schoorsteen
noun
A vertical tube or hollow column used to emit environmentally polluting gaseous and solid matter (including but not limited to by-products of burning carbon- or hydrocarbon-based fuels); a flue.
schouw
noun
A vertical tube or hollow column used to emit environmentally polluting gaseous and solid matter (including but not limited to by-products of burning carbon- or hydrocarbon-based fuels); a flue.
lampenkap
noun
The glass flue surrounding the flame of an oil lamp.
schoorsteen
noun
(British) The smokestack of a steam locomotive.
spleet
noun
A narrow cleft in a rock face; a narrow vertical cave passage.

What does "chimney" mean?

  1. noun A vertical structure that carries smoke and fumes up and out of a building.
    "Smoke curled up from the cottage chimney."
  2. noun A narrow vertical crack in a rock face that climbers can wedge themselves into.
    "They climbed the chimney by pressing their backs against one side and their feet against the other."
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chimney in a sentence

  • Smoke curled up from the cottage chimney.
  • A chimney sweep came to clean out the soot.
  • They climbed the chimney by pressing their backs against one side and their feet against the other.

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What is "chimney" in Dutch?

"chimney" in Dutch is schoorsteen, schouw, lampenkap. chimney means: A vertical structure that carries smoke and fumes up and out of a building.

How do you use "chimney" in a sentence?

Example: "Smoke curled up from the cottage chimney." In Dutch, "chimney" is schoorsteen, schouw, lampenkap.

Are there other ways to say "chimney" in Dutch?

Yes — Dutch has 4 translations listed for "chimney": schoorsteen, schouw, lampenkap, spleet.

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