(architecture) A vertical structure, normally of brick, rising from a roof, containing one or more flues, each one terminating in a chimney pot.

plural of chimney sweep

plural of chimney pot

The side of an open fireplace or hearth in a home, traditionally thought of as a place for the old or unwell; an inglenook.

plural of chimney corner

plural of chimney-breast

(architecture) The horizontal projection of a chimney from the wall in which it is built; commonly applied to its projection in the inside of a building only.

plural of chimney stack

(construction) A strip of material around the base of a chimney, traditionally lead and sometimes including a short length of flue, that prevents rainwater from entering a building.

A device to improve the draught of a chimney, by presenting an exit aperture always to leeward.