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schoorsteen.

a chimney (vertical tube or hollow column; a flue)

11 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsxoːr.steːn/
  1. a chimney (vertical tube or hollow column; a flue)

    masculine
  2. the smokestack of a steamboat or steam locomotive

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch schoorsteen, equivalent to schoren (“to support”) + steen (“stone”), originally meaning a fireplace supporting a smoke channel, like the word chimney.

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