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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: flat bladelike projection on the arm of an anchor [syn: fluke, flue]
2: organ pipe whose tone is produced by air passing across the sharp edge of a fissure or lip [syn: flue pipe, flue, labial pipe]
3: a conduit to carry off smoke

Merriam Webster's

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 boiler c. an air channel leading to the lip of a wind instrument d. flue pipe

Oxford Reference Dictionary

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 pipe into which the air enters directly, not striking a reed. Etymology: 16th c.: orig. unkn.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Flue Flue, n. In an organ flue pipe, the opening between the lower lip and the languet.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Flue Flue, n. [Cf. OF. flue a flowing, fr. fluer to flow, fr. L. fluere (cf. Fluent); a perh. a corruption of E. flute.] An inclosed passage way for establishing and directing a current of air, gases, etc.; an air passage; esp.: (a) A compartment or division of a chimney for conveying flame and smoke to the outer air. (b) A passage way for conducting a current of fresh, foul, or heated air from one place to another. (c) (Steam Boiler) A pipe or passage for conveying flame and hot gases through surrounding water in a boiler; -- distinguished from a tube which holds water and is surrounded by fire. Small flues are called fire tubes or simply tubes. Flue boiler. See under Boiler. Flue bridge, the separating low wall between the flues and the laboratory of a reverberatory furnace. Flue plate (Steam Boiler), a plate to which the ends of the flues are fastened; -- called also flue sheet, tube sheet, and tube plate. Flue surface (Steam Boiler), the aggregate surface of flues exposed to flame or the hot gases.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Flue Flue, n. [Cf. F. flou light, tender, G. flau weak, W. llwch dust. [root]84.] Light down, such as rises from cotton, fur, etc.; very fine lint or hair. --Dickens.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(flues) A flue is a pipe or long tube that acts as a chimney, taking smoke away from a device such as a heater, fire, or cooker. N-COUNT

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. n. 1. Smoke-vent. 2. Heat-pipe, heating-tube (in a boiler). 3. Flew, fluff, nap, soft down, downy fur, flossy hair. II. v. n. Flare, splay, spread outward, expand.

Foolish Dictionary

An escape for hot air.

Moby Thesaurus

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