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bamboleo
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What the hell is a chimney
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bloak
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It's explained here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kG6O4N3wxf8
dkdbejwi383
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A ventilation structure primarily for dispersing smoke from a fire or furnace. I think you call it a "smoke stack" in the USA.
TeMPOraL
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Thank you! I know my English quite well, but I always thought "smokestack" was some process chemistry thing, and not the US word for "chimney".
elygre
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“Simplifying English for the Americans”:
https://youtu.be/UCo0hSFAWOc
sabret00the
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Thank you for this. I've been pressing skip on the small vertical pipes as a chimney to me is a made of brick. Curse being born in Britain!
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