chimney
noun [C] (PASSAGE) /ˈtʃɪm.ni/ specializedDefinition
› a narrow vertical passage in the rock of a cliff or mountain, through which a person can climbCaves, cracks and crevicesHills and mountains
(Definition of chimney noun (PASSAGE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- brow noun (HILL)
- fell noun
- hillside noun
- hummock noun
- massif noun
- mound noun (PILE)
- Mountains noun
- mountainside noun
- mountaintop noun
- palisade noun
- ridge noun
- scree noun
- shelf noun
- slag heap noun
- snow line noun
- steeply adverb
- summit noun (HIGHEST POINT)
- undulating adjective
- volcano noun
- watershed noun (HIGH GROUND)
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