smokehole

Roof vent for fire

A smokehole is an opening in a roof or ceiling that allows smoke to escape, particularly in traditional dwellings like tipis, yurts, or longhouses where fires burned inside: Light filtered down through the smokehole.

The term appears in historical and anthropological contexts describing structures built before chimneys became standard.

indigenous

tipi

Conical hide dwelling

  • wigwamDomed bark-covered shelter
  • longhouseElongated communal dwelling structure
  • yurtFelt-covered nomad tent

hogan · kiva · pueblo · wickiup · roundhouse · sweat lodge · ceremonial · ancestral · tribal · traditional

ventilation

draft

Preliminary version of text

release · outlet · draw · updraft · vent · fumes · dispersion · extraction · clearance · circulation

structure

opening

Gap or start

  • roofBuilding's protective top
  • ceilingRoom's upper surface
  • apexUppermost point or culmination

lodge · dwelling · hut · shelter · pit · central · overhead · skyward · circular · covered

hearth

fire

Combustion with flames

  • flamesVisible burning combustion
  • embersSmoldering fire remnants
  • coalsBurned or burning carbon

warmth · cooking · firepit · soot · ash · fireside · gathering · light · glow · heat

Opposites
airflow function

smokeholeair intake

Engine's atmosphere entry point

intake vent

opening vs. sealing

smokeholeplug

Something that blocks openings

chimney cap · cap · damper

Family

smokehouse

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Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G