smokestack
gb/smˈoʊkstˌæk/ us/smˈoʊkstˌæk/
B2
English
kémény, nehézipar
NOUN
B2
1
kémény
A2
Usage pattern:
a smokestack (on/at [a factory/power plant/ship])
A thick plume rose from the smokestack as the plant started up.
Ahogy beindult az üzem, sűrű füstoszlop szállt fel a kéményből.
Residents complained about soot coming from the smokestack at night.
A lakosok arra panaszkodtak, hogy éjszaka korom jön a kéményből.
The old ship’s smokestack was repainted before it returned to service.
Learner examples
Smoke came out of the smokestack.
Füst jött ki a kéményből.
The factory has a tall smokestack.
A gyárnak magas kéménye van.
Common mistake:
Learners may confuse smokestack (industrial chimney) with fireplace chimney (a chimney on a house).
Meaning
factory chimney for smoke
Collocations
factory smokestack
|power-plant smokestack
|a towering smokestack
|a smoking smokestack
|smokestack emissions
|smokestack pollution
|smokestack scrubbers
|smokestack plume
|build a smokestack
|smoke pours from the smokestack
Synonyms
chimney (More general; can refer to a house chimney as well.)
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stack (Common in engineering; can sound more technical or context-dependent.)
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exhaust stack (Emphasizes exhaust gases; often used for engines/ships.)
Themes
industry
|environment
|engineering
|buildings
Definition
a tall pipe that lets smoke and gases out of a factory or ship
A tall vertical pipe or chimney, especially on a factory, power plant, or ship, that releases smoke and exhaust gases into the air.
NOUN
C1
BUSINESS
2
nehézipar
B2
Usage pattern:
smokestack + [industry/industries/economy/jobs]
The region has tried to move away from smokestack and into software and biotech.
A térség megpróbált eltávolodni a nehézipartól, és a szoftver- meg a biotechnológia felé fordulni.
Her campaign promised to bring back smokestack jobs to the river towns.
Kampányában azt ígérte, hogy visszahozza a nehézipari munkahelyeket a folyó menti kisvárosokba.
The city’s identity is still tied to smokestack, even as the mills close.
Learner examples
The area depended on smokestack jobs.
A környék a nehézipari munkahelyektől függött.
They want to replace smokestack with clean energy.
A nehézipart tiszta energiával akarják felváltani.
Common mistake:
Often appears in compounds (e.g., smokestack industries); it usually refers to heavy manufacturing, not literally to smoke.
Meaning
traditional heavy manufacturing sector
Collocations
smokestack industries
|smokestack economy
|smokestack jobs
|smokestack manufacturing
|smokestack sector
|decline of smokestack industries
|a shift from smokestack to services
|smokestack towns
|smokestack legacy
|smokestack era
Synonyms
heavy industry (More straightforward and neutral; not as evocative about pollution.)
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traditional manufacturing (Emphasizes age/established nature rather than pollution.)
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industrial base (Broader; can include non-polluting industry too.)
Antonyms
service economy (Focuses on services rather than manufacturing.)
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high-tech sector (Contrasts with older, factory-based industries.)
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clean industry (Contrasts with the pollution association of smokestack industries.)
Themes
business
|economics
|industry
|environment
|politics
Definition
old-style factory industries, often seen as polluting
Heavy manufacturing and similar traditional industries, often associated with large factories, air pollution, and an older industrial economy.
Grammar
Dictionary form
smokestack
IPA
GB/smˈoʊkstˌæk/
US/smˈoʊkstˌæk/
Syllables & stress
smokestack (1 syllable)
Stress on 1st syllable (smokestack)
Word forms
Noun
- Base: smokestack
- Plural: smokestacks
Expressions
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