flue

1. n. An inclosed passage way for establishing and directing a current of air, gases, etc.; an air passage Source: opted

2. n. A compartment or division of a chimney for conveying flame and smoke to the outer air. Source: opted

3. n. A passage way for conducting a current of fresh, foul, or heated air from one place to another. Source: opted

4. n. 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. Source: opted

5. n. Light down, such as rises from cotton, fur, etc.; very fine lint or hair. Source: opted

6. n. flat bladelike projection on the arm of an anchor Source: wordnet

7. n. organ pipe whose tone is produced by air passing across the sharp edge of a fissure or lip Source: wordnet

8. n. a conduit to carry off smoke Source: wordnet

9. 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. Light down, such as rises from cotton, fur, etc.; very fine lint or hair. Dickens. Source: webster

10. An inclosed passage way for establishing and directing acurrent of air, gases, etc.; an air passage; esp.:(a) A compartment or division of a chimney for conveying flame andsmoke to the outer air.(b) A passage way for conducting a current of fresh, foul, or heatedair from one place to another.(c) (Steam Boiler) A pipe or passage for conveying flame and hotgases through surrounding water in a boiler; -- distinguished from atube which holds water and is surrounded by fire. Small flues arecalled fire tubes or simply tubes. Flue boiler. See under Boiler.-- Flue bridge, the separating low wall between the flues and thelaboratory of a reverberatory furnace.-- Flue plate (Steam Boiler), a plate to which the ends of the fluesare fastened; -- called also flue sheet, tube sheet, and tube plate.-- Flue surface (Steam Boiler), the aggregate surface of fluesexposed to flame or the hot gases. Source: adambom

11. n:100 n. a conduit to carry off smoke Source: ecdict

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