煙突
Meanings
1
chimney; smokestack; funnel; stovepipe
General term for a vertical pipe or structure that carries smoke or exhaust from a fire, furnace, engine, or ship.
A chimney stands on top of the roof.
Smoke is coming out of the factory smokestack.
2
taxi meter off; carrying a passenger without the meter
Slang among taxi drivers for picking up a passenger without turning on the taximeter, often to pocket the fare directly.
That driver apparently sometimes carries passengers without the meter.
Usage patterns
- 〈場所〉から煙が出るsmoke rises/comes out from a place (a chimney)
White smoke is coming out of the factory's chimney.
- 煙突を掃除するto clean/sweep a chimney
I had the chimney cleaned before winter.
- 煙突が立つa chimney/smokestack stands (in a landscape)
Several tall smokestacks stand at the harbor.