flue

[flue]

A conduit to carry off smoke

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An inclosed passage way for establishing and directing a current of air, gases, etc.; an air passage

Noun
a conduit to carry off smoke

Noun
organ pipe whose tone is produced by air passing across the sharp edge of a fissure or lip

Noun
flat blade-like projection on the arm of an anchor

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An inclosed passage way for establishing and directing a current of air, gases, etc.; an air passage

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A compartment or division of a chimney for conveying flame and smoke to the outer air.

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A passage way for conducting a current of fresh, foul, or heated air from one place to another.

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A pipe or passage for conveying flame and hot gases through surrounding water in a boiler; -- distinguished from a tube which holds water and is surrounded by fire. Small flues are called fire tubes or simply tubes.

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Light down, such as rises from cotton, fur, etc.; very fine lint or hair.

Flue

Flue , n. [Cf. OF. flue a flowing, fr. fluer to flow, fr. L. fluere (cf. Fluent); a perh. a corruption of E. flute.] An inclosed passage way for establishing and directing a current of air, gases, etc.; an air passage; esp.: (a) A compartment or division of a chimney for conveying flame and smoke to the outer air. (b) A passage way for conducting a current of fresh, foul, or heated air from one place to another. (c) (Steam Boiler) A pipe or passage for conveying flame and hot gases through surrounding water in a boiler; -- distinguished from a tube which holds water and is surrounded by fire. Small flues are called fire tubes or simply tubes. Flue boiler. See under Boiler. -- Flue bridge, the separating low wall between the flues and the laboratory of a reverberatory furnace. -- Flue plate (Steam Boiler), a plate to which the ends of the flues are fastened; -- called also flue sheet, tube sheet, and tube plate. -- Flue surface (Steam Boiler), the aggregate surface of flues exposed to flame or the hot gases.

Flue

Flue , n. [Cf. F. flou light, tender, G. flau weak, W. llwch dust. &root;84.] Light down, such as rises from cotton, fur, etc.; very fine lint or hair. Dickens.

An inclosed passage way for establishing and directing a current of air, gases, etc.; an air passage

Light down, such as rises from cotton, fur, etc.; very fine lint or hair.

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