smoke-hole
Tepee ceiling gap
A smoke-hole is an opening in a roof or ceiling designed to let smoke escape from a fire burning inside, particularly in traditional dwellings like tipis, yurts, or longhouses where fires were built indoors for warmth and cooking.
Before chimneys became standard, smoke-holes served as the primary means of ventilation.
The term also appears in archaeological contexts describing ancient structures.
Preliminary version of text
- airflowMovement of atmosphere
- exhaustUse up entirely
- circulationMovement through a system
- updraftUpward air movement
release · funnel · draw · convection · escape · outlet · flue · aperture
Building's protective top
longhouse · hut · dwelling · apex · thatch · lodge · wickiup · roundhouse
draft
Preliminary version of text
- airflowMovement of atmosphere
- exhaustUse up entirely
- circulationMovement through a system
updraft · release · funnel · draw · convection · escape · outlet · flue · aperture · rising
roof
Building's protective top
yurt · longhouse · hut · dwelling · apex · thatch · lodge · wickiup · roundhouse · chimney
fire
Combustion with flames
embers · firewood · soot · ash · billowing · kindling · heat · gathering · firepit · burning
ritual
Ceremonial set of actions
- purificationRemoval of contaminants
- sacredWorthy of reverence
- spiritSoul, mood, or liquor
prayer · offering · tobacco · smudging · incense · blessing · ancestor · vision · skyward · ceremony