smoke tower

noun

In a high building, a stairway protected by several inches of concrete and entered through a kind of "air lock" that prevents the smoke to enter inside it.

Similar
fire tower stairway
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Meanings

nounsmoke tower (plural smoke towers)

plural smoke towers

  1. In a high building, a stairway protected by several inches of concrete and entered through a kind of "air lock" that prevents the smoke to enter inside it.

    Synonyms: fire tower stairway

Synonyms & antonyms

nounIn a high building, a stairway protected by several inches of concrete and entered through a kind of "air lock" that prevents the smoke to enter inside it.

Similar
fire tower stairway
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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