flue
Example Sentences
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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
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
The home’s boiler was serviced in July this year, a flue was replaced, and it passed checks, the BBC understands.
From BBC • Oct. 23, 2024
In the meantime Arne Stolbaad’s chimney fire expired; when the firemen showed up at last he expressed to them his delight at having burned clean the flue creosote.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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