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upstack

upstack noun: the upper part of the stack.

Noun

upstack (plural upstacks)

  1. The upper part of the stack.
    • Ground particles are fed up the upstack where they circulate to the downstacks and either pass through outlets on the inner radial surfaces (if they are small enough) or are swept again to the bottom of the upstack by low-pressure inlets […]1969, British Ceramic Society, Transactions, Volume 68

Forms of upstack

pluralupstacks

Origin of upstack

From up- + stack.

Questions about upstack

What does upstack mean?
Upstack means the upper part of the stack.
What part of speech is upstack?
Upstack is a noun.
What is the plural of upstack?
The plural of upstack is upstacks.

Words near upstack in the dictionary

  1. upspurt
  2. upspurted
  3. upspurting
  4. upspurts
  5. UPSR
  6. upstack
  7. upstacks
  8. upstaff
  9. upstaffed
  10. upstaffing
  11. upstaffs

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