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  • 21flue — [n] pipe channel, chimney, duct, exhaust pipe, passage, smoke duct, tube, vent; concept 440 …

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  • 22Flüe — [ fly:(ə)], Nik[o]laus von (schweizerischer Heiliger) …

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  • 23flue — ► NOUN 1) a duct in a chimney for smoke and waste gases. 2) a pipe or passage for conveying heat. ORIGIN of unknown origin …

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  • 24Flue — For other uses, see Flue (disambiguation). A seven flue chimney in a four storey Georgian house in London, showing alternative methods of sweeping A flue is a duct, pipe, or chimney for conveying exhaust gases from a fireplace, furnace, water… …

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  • 25flue — noun /fluː/ a) A pipe or duct that carries gaseous combustion products away from the point of combustion (such as a furnace). b) An enclosed passageway in which to direct air or other gaseous …

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  • 26flue n — A flea and a fly flew up in a flue. Said the flea, Let us fly! Said the fly, Let us flee! So they flew through a flaw in the flue …

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  • 27flue — UK [fluː] / US [flu] noun [countable] Word forms flue : singular flue plural flues a metal tube that takes smoke and heat from a fire to the outside of a building …

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  • 28flue — n. 1 a smoke duct in a chimney. 2 a channel for conveying heat, esp. a hot air passage in a wall; a tube for heating water in some kinds of boiler. Phrases and idioms: flue cure cure (tobacco) by artificial heat from flues. flue pipe an organ… …

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  • 29flue — noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1582 an enclosed passageway for directing a current: as a. a channel in a chimney for conveying flame and smoke to the outer air b. a pipe for conveying flame and hot gases around or through water in a steam… …

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  • 30flue — flue1 /flooh/, n. 1. a passage or duct for smoke in a chimney. 2. any duct or passage for air, gas, or the like. 3. a tube, esp. a large one, in a fire tube boiler. 4. Music. a. See flue pipe. b. Also called windway …

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