1. A vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building
   "Santa Claus traditionally enters houses through the chimney"
    
2. A glass flue surrounding the wick of an oil lamp
   "She carefully cleaned the lamp chimney to ensure a bright, clear flame";
   - lamp chimney
    
3. A narrow cleft in a rock face
   "The climbers ascended the mountain using the chimney technique"

Derived forms: chimneys

Type of: flue

Part of: kerosene lamp, kerosine lamp, oil lamp

Encyclopedia: Chimney, Oxfordshire