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chimney meaning in Tamil

புகைப்போக்கி pukaippōkki

UK/ˈt͡ʃɪmni/

chimney in Tamil: புகைப்போக்கி (pukaippōkki), புகைக்கூண்டு (pukaikkūṇṭu). In English, chimney means a vertical tube or hollow column used to emit environmentally polluting gaseous and solid matter (including but not limited to by-products of burning carbon- or hydrocarbon-based fuels); a flue.

Tamil words for chimney

vertical tube or hollow column; a flue
புகைப்போக்கி pukaippōkki, புகைக்கூண்டு pukaikkūṇṭu
UK: smokestack of a steam locomotive
புகைப்போக்கி pukaippōkki

English meaning of chimney

  1. noun A vertical tube or hollow column used to emit environmentally polluting gaseous and solid matter (including but not limited to by-products of burning carbon- or hydrocarbon-based fuels); a flue.
  2. noun The glass flue surrounding the flame of an oil lamp.
  3. noun The smokestack of a steam locomotive.
  4. noun A narrow cleft in a rock face; a narrow vertical cave passage.

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Questions about chimney in Tamil

What is the meaning of chimney in Tamil?
Chimney in Tamil is புகைப்போக்கி (pukaippōkki), புகைக்கூண்டு (pukaikkūṇṭu).
chimney என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Chimney: புகைப்போக்கி (pukaippōkki), புகைக்கூண்டு (pukaikkūṇṭu).
What does chimney mean in English?
Chimney means a vertical tube or hollow column used to emit environmentally polluting gaseous and solid matter (including but not limited to by-products of burning carbon- or hydrocarbon-based fuels); a flue.

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