flue
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A generation or so ago, an open stair like this would have been restricted to two stories to ensure it didn’t act as a flue during a fire.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
In testing, the system outperformed existing electrode technologies when exposed to simulated flue gas and when operating at CO2 levels similar to those found in the atmosphere.
From Science Daily • Jan. 29, 2026
He described it as a bioethanol fireplace that does not need a chimney flue, where liquid is poured on to a cotton gauze to create a "candle effect".
From BBC • Sep. 25, 2025
However, sounds from things like flue organ pipes or flutes, which are propagated through air, would be pitched higher than Earth.
From Salon • Jun. 3, 2025
They looked and saw the long yellow hair trailing down from the flue.
From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury
Vocabulary lists containing flue
"The Veldt" by Ray Bradbury
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By the Roots: Fluere: to flow (flu-)
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