chimney cap

noun

A device to improve the draught of a chimney, by presenting an exit aperture always to leeward.

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Meanings

nounchimney cap (plural chimney caps)

plural chimney caps

  1. A device to improve the draught of a chimney, by presenting an exit aperture always to leeward.
  2. Any covering for a chimney
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APA

chimney cap. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chimney%20cap

MLA

“chimney cap.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chimney%20cap. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chimney cap,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chimney%20cap.

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