flue

flue ¹  (fl)

n.

1. A pipe, tube, or channel for conveying hot air, gas, steam, or smoke, as from a furnace or fireplace to a chimney.

2. Music

a. An organ pipe sounded by means of a current of air striking a lip in the side of the pipe and causing the air within to vibrate. Also called labial.

b. The lipped opening in such a pipe.

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flue

Noun

a passage or pipe in a chimney, used to carry off smoke, gas, or hot air [origin unknown]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	flue - flat bladelike projection on the arm of an anchor fluke anchor, ground tackle - a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving projection - any structure that branches out from a central support
	2.	flue - organ pipe whose tone is produced by air passing across the sharp edge of a fissure or lip flue pipe, labial pipe organ pipe, pipework, pipe - the flues and stops on a pipe organ
	3.	flue - a conduit to carry off smoke chimney - a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building chimneystack - the part of the chimney that is above the roof; usually has several flues conduit - a passage (a pipe or tunnel) through which water or electric wires can pass; "the computers were connected through a system of conduits" lamp chimney, chimney - a glass flue surrounding the wick of an oil lamp

Translations

flue [fluː] n → cañón m

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flue [fluː] n → conduit m

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flue [fluː] n → Rauchfang m, Rauchabzug m

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flue [fluː] n → canna fumaria