flue
IPA: fɫˈu
noun
- A pipe or duct that carries gaseous combustion products away from the point of combustion (such as a furnace).
- An enclosed passageway in which to direct air or other gaseous current along.
- (obsolete, countable and uncountable) A woolly or downy substance; down, nap; a piece of this.
- In an organ flue pipe, the opening between the lower lip and the languet.
adjective
- (UK, dialect) Alternative form of flew (“shallow, flat”) [(UK, dialect) shallow; flat]
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Examples of "flue" in Sentences
- But he had not climbed up the flue to the chimney.
- The other flues operate in turn in the same manner.
- The gases from the combustion are known as flue gas.
- The flue gas is cleaned and cooled by the scrubber tower.
- The flue gases exit through the upper end of the housing.
- The difficulty was to get a draught going along the flues.
- The flue pipe extends to a chimney for exhausting the gases.
- This causes the kerosene to be forced upwards through the flue.
- The catalyst assists in burning an increased percentage of the flue gases.
- The steam piping is directed through the flue gas path in the boiler furnace.
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