chimney
/ˈtʃɪmnɪ/noun
(pl. -eys)
1- a vertical channel or pipe which conducts smoke and combustion gases up from a fire or furnace and typically through the roof of a building烟囱, 烟筒。
1.1
- a chimney stack烟囱管。
1.2
- a glass tube protecting the flame of a lamp玻璃灯罩。
1.3
- a very steep narrow cleft by which a rock face may be climbed岩石表面裂缝。
词源
Middle English (denoting a fireplace or furnace)： from Old French cheminee'chimney， fireplace'， from late Latin caminata, perhaps from camera caminata'room with a fireplace'， from Latin caminus'forge， furnace'， from Greek kaminos 'oven'.