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flue

1

[ floo ]

noun

  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.
    1. Also called windway. a narrow slit in the upper end of an organ pipe through which the air current is directed.


flue

2

[ floo ]

noun

  1. downy matter; fluff.

flue

3
or flew

[ floo ]

noun

  1. a fishing net.

flue

1

/ ´Ú±ô³ÜË /

noun

  1. a shaft, tube, or pipe, esp as used in a chimney, to carry off smoke, gas, etc
  2. music the passage in an organ pipe or flute within which a vibrating air column is set up See also flue pipe
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flue

2

/ ´Ú±ô³ÜË /

noun

  1. loose fluffy matter; down
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

flue

3

/ ´Ú±ô³ÜË /

noun

  1. a type of fishing net
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

flue

4

/ ´Ú±ô³ÜË /

noun

  1. another word for fluke 1 fluke 1
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • flued, adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of flue1

First recorded in 1555–65; earlier flew; of uncertain origin; perhaps from Old English ´Ú±ôŧ·É²õ²¹ “a flowing, flux,†the form flews being taken as plural

Origin of flue2

First recorded in 1580–90; of uncertain origin; perhaps from Old English flug- (in flugol “swift, fleetingâ€); perhaps from Flemish Dutch vluwe, from French velu “hairy, downyâ€; velvet ( def )

Origin of flue3

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English flue, flowe, flew, from Middle Dutch vl(o)uwe “fishing netâ€; akin to Old English ´Ú±ôŷɲ¹²Ô flow ( def )
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of flue1

C16: of unknown origin

Origin of flue2

C16: from Flemish vluwe , from Old French velu shaggy

Origin of flue3

Middle English, from Middle Dutch ±¹±ôÅ«·É±ð
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Oregon State University scientists have found a way to more than double the uptake ability of a chemical structure that can be used for scrubbing carbon dioxide from factory flues.

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While renewable energy sources are already reducing the need for CO2-emitting, fossil fuel-burning power plants, industrial plants that make intense use of fossil fuels are harder to make sustainable, so flue gas capture is essential.

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The home’s boiler was serviced in July this year, a flue was replaced, and it passed checks, the BBC understands.

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California health officials are investigating a possible case of H5N1 bird flue infection in a person who had contact with dairy cows in the Central Valley.

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Furthermore, the presence of oxygen impurities in flue gas results in undesired side reactions, which significantly reduces the efficiency of the CO2 reduction process.

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