smoke stack

Industrial exhaust tower

A smokestack is a tall chimney or vertical pipe that releases exhaust gases and smoke from industrial facilities, power plants, ships, or locomotives.

The height helps disperse pollutants away from ground level.

Smokestacks became iconic symbols of industrial production: Smokestacks lined the factory district.

Also spelled as one word: smokestack.

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billowing · dark clouds · soot · emissions · plume · exhaust · fumes · coal · burning coal · furnace · belching · pollution · air quality · steam · power plant · mill · blackened · black lung

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G