chimney breast

noun

The horizontal projection of a chimney from the wall in which it is built (usually inside a building)

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Meanings

nounchimney breast (plural chimney breasts)

plural chimney breasts

  1. architectureThe horizontal projection of a chimney from the wall in which it is built (usually inside a building)
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