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FLUE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A conduit to carry off smoke
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("flue" is a kind of...):
conduit (a passage (a pipe or tunnel) through which water or electric wires can pass)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "flue"):
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)
chimney; lamp chimney (a glass flue surrounding the wick of an oil lamp)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Organ pipe whose tone is produced by air passing across the sharp edge of a fissure or lip
Synonyms:
flue; flue pipe; labial pipe
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("flue" is a kind of...):
organ pipe; pipe; pipework (the flues and stops on a pipe organ)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Flat bladelike projection on the arm of an anchor
Synonyms:
flue; fluke
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("flue" is a kind of...):
projection (any structure that branches out from a central support)
Holonyms ("flue" is a part of...):
anchor; ground tackle (a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving)
