smokestack
gb/smˈoʊkstˌæk/ us/smˈoʊkstˌæk/
B2
Anglais
kémény, nehézipar
NOM
B2
1
kémény
A2
Schéma d’usage :
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.
Exemples pédagogiques
Smoke came out of the smokestack.
Füst jött ki a kéményből.
The factory has a tall smokestack.
A gyárnak magas kéménye van.
Erreur fréquente :
Learners may confuse smokestack (industrial chimney) with fireplace chimney (a chimney on a house).
Sens
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
Synonymes
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.)
Thèmes
industry
|environment
|engineering
|buildings
Définition
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.
NOM
C1
BUSINESS
2
nehézipar
B2
Schéma d’usage :
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.
Exemples pédagogiques
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.
Erreur fréquente :
Often appears in compounds (e.g., smokestack industries); it usually refers to heavy manufacturing, not literally to smoke.
Sens
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
Synonymes
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.)
Antonymes
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.)
Thèmes
business
|economics
|industry
|environment
|politics
Définition
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.
Grammaire
Forme canonique
smokestack
API
GB/smˈoʊkstˌæk/
US/smˈoʊkstˌæk/
Syllabes et accentuation
smokestack (1 syllabe)
Stress on 1st syllable (smokestack)
Formes du mot
Noun
- Base: smokestack
- Plural: smokestacks
Expressions
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