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Flue

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Noun

1. flue, fluke

flat bladelike projection on the arm of an anchor

2. flue, flue pipe, labial pipe

organ pipe whose tone is produced by air passing across the sharp edge of a fissure or lip

3. flue

a conduit to carry off smoke

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Flue

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noun
1. 
a shaft, tube, or pipe, esp as used in a chimney, to carry off smoke, gas, etc
2. music
the passage in an organ pipe or flute within which a vibrating air column is set up
See also flue pipe
noun
loose fluffy matter; down
noun
a type of fishing net
noun
another word for fluke1 (sense 1), fluke1 (sense 3)

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Flue

see synonyms of flue
noun
1. 
a tube, pipe, or shaft for the passage of smoke, hot air, exhaust fumes, etc., esp. in a chimney
2. 
a. 
a flue pipe in an organ
b. 
the opening or passage for air in such a flue pipe
noun
a barbed point; fluke
noun
a loose, downy mass; fluff
noun
a kind of fishing net

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Flue

see synonyms of flue
n.
1. A pipe, tube, or channel for conveying hot air, gas, steam, or smoke, as from a furnace or fireplace to a chimney.
2. Music
a. An organ pipe sounded by means of a current of air striking a lip in the side of the pipe and causing the air within to vibrate. Also called labial.
b. The lipped opening in such a pipe.
n.
A fishing net.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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