schoorsteen
Pronunciation: /ˈsxoːr.steːn/
“schoorsteen” is a Dutch word. Its 2 meanings in English:
noun
- a chimney (vertical tube or hollow column; a flue)
- the smokestack of a steamboat or steam locomotive
Etymology
From Middle Dutch schoorsteen, equivalent to schoren (“to support”) + steen (“stone”), originally meaning a fireplace supporting a smoke channel, like the word chimney.
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