flue

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /fluː/
• Rhymes: -uː
• Homophones: flew, flu

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.

Related terms

• flue gas
• open flue
• balanced flue

Translations

pipe that carries gaseous combustion products away from their origin

Danish: røgrør (da) n. Finnish: savukanava (fi) German: Abzug m., Dunstabzug m., Rauchabzug m.

Italian: canna fumaria (it) f., tubo di scarico (it), condotta (it) f., scarico (it) m. Russian: дымоход (dymoχód) m., жаровая труба (žarovája trubá) f.

enclosed passageway for a gas

Finnish: kanava (fi), putki (fi)

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• French: conduit m.

Anagrams

• fuel
• fule

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Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse fluga.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /fluːə/, [ˈfluːə], [ˈfluːu]

Noun

flue c. (singular definite fluen, plural indefinite fluer)

1. fly

Inflection

    Inflection of flue

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative, dative and accusative	flue	fluen	fluer	fluerne
genitive	flues	fluens	fluers	fluernes

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Esperanto

Adverb

flue

1. fluently

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Latin

Verb

flue

1. second-person singular present active imperative of fluō