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Meaning:

Noun:

  • A narrow cleft in a rock face; a narrow vertical cave passage.
  • 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 hydro-carbon based fuels); a flue.
  • British The smokestack of a steam locomotive.
  • The glass flue surrounding the flame of an oil lamp.

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Verb:

  • climbing To negotiate a chimney (sense #4) by pushing against the sides with back, feet, hands, etc.

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