English Dictionary

smokejack

noun

A device for turning a spit by means of a fly or wheel moved by the current of ascending air in a chimney.

The smokejack in the kitchen is used to remove smoke from the fireplace.

意味（1）

A device for turning a spit by means of a fly or wheel moved by the current of ascending air in a chimney.

Minute recurrent sounds prevailed -- the click of the smoke-jack, the flap of the flames, and the light touches of the women's slippers upon the floor.