Meaning & use
Flues
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Pipes or channels that carry smoke, gas, or heated air away from a fireplace, furnace, or boiler.
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The chimney sweep cleared years of soot from the flues before winter.
Both flues in the old house needed to be relined to meet safety codes.
A note on using this word
Plural of 'flue'; regular inspection of flues helps prevent dangerous buildups of creosote or carbon monoxide.
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