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Definitions for Flue

[1] a passage or duct for smoke in a chimney.
[2] any duct or passage for air, gas, or the like.
[3] a tube, especially a large one, in a fire-tube boiler.
[4] Music . flue pipe. Also called windway. a narrow slit in the upper end of an organ pipe through which the air current is directed.
[5] downy matter; fluff.
[6] a fishing net.
[7] a shaft, tube, or pipe, esp as used in a chimney, to carry off smoke, gas, etc
[8] music the passage in an organ pipe or flute within which a vibrating air column is set up See also flue pipe
[9] loose fluffy matter; down
[10] a type of fishing net
[11] another word for fluke 1 (def. 1), fluke 1

Words related to Flue

duct, chimney, vent, tube, channel, passage

Words nearby Flue

fluctuant, fluctuate, fluctuation, flucytosine, fludrocortisone acetate, flue, flue gas, flue pipe, flue stop, flue-cure, fluellen

Origin of Flue

31350–1400; Middle English flowe; compare Middle Dutch vluwe fishing net

Words that may be confused with Flue

flew, flu, flue

Word origin for Flue

Middle English, from Middle Dutch vlūwe

Synonyms for Flue

chimney, duct, channel, passage, tube, vent, exhaust pipe, smoke duct