flue

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /fluː/
• (obsolete) IPA: /fljuː/

Noun

flue (plural flues)

1. A pipe or duct that carries gaseous combustion products away from the point of combustion (such as a furnace).
2. An enclosed passageway in which to direct air or other gaseous current along.
3. (obsolete, countable and uncountable) A woolly or downy substance; down, nap; a piece of this.
4. In an organ flue pipe, the opening between the lower lip and the languet.

Related terms

• flue gas
• flue pipe
• open flue
• balanced flue

Translations

• French: conduit
• German: Abzug, Dunstabzug, Rauchabzug
• Italian: canna fumaria, tubo di scarico, condotta, scarico
• Russian: дымохо́д
• Spanish: tubo

Translations

• French: conduit

Adjective

flue

1. (UK, dialect) Alternative form of flew#English|flew (“shallow, flat”)

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