plural chimneys
2
: a vertical structure incorporated into a building and enclosing a flue or flues that carry off smoke
especially
: the part of such a structure extending above a roof
3
4
: a tube usually of glass placed around a flame (as of a lamp)
5
: something resembling a chimney: such as
a
: a narrow cleft or passage in rock
b
: a tall column of rock on the ocean floor that is formed by the precipitation of minerals from superheated water issuing from a hydrothermal vent and rising through the column of rock
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Following each vote, Cummings said, smoke is sent up the Sistine Chapel's chimney.
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Rachel Raposas, People.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Batches of paper slips representing indecisive tallies are burned using chemicals that produce black smoke from the chapel chimney.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2025
White smoke shall be released through the chapel's chimney to let those gathered outside know that the process is complete.
—Mark Weinstein, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Apr. 2025
Once the new pope is chosen, white smoke will rise from the chapel’s chimney, signaling a new era of leadership for the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2025
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Rachel Raposas, People.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Batches of paper slips representing indecisive tallies are burned using chemicals that produce black smoke from the chapel chimney.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2025
White smoke shall be released through the chapel's chimney to let those gathered outside know that the process is complete.
—Mark Weinstein, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Apr. 2025
Once the new pope is chosen, white smoke will rise from the chapel’s chimney, signaling a new era of leadership for the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2025
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“Chimney.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chimney. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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chimney
noun
chim·ney
ˈchim-nē 
plural chimneys
1
: a vertical structure extending above the roof of a building for carrying off smoke
2
: a tube usually of glass around a flame (as of a lamp)
3
: something resembling a chimney
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