smoke hole

collocation in English

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smoke
noun
uk
/sməʊk/us
/smoʊk/
the grey, black, or white mixture of gas and very small pieces of carbon that is produced when ...
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hole
noun[C]
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/həʊl/us
/hoʊl/
an empty space in an object, usually with an opening to the object's surface, or an opening that goes completely through ...
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(Definition ofsmokeandholefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It was normally circular and below ground, in contrast to the dwellings above, accessed by ladder through asmokehole(often set within a dancing ground), and used by men.
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Smoke escaped through asmokeholein the roof.
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Keeping the fire hot enough to let the heated smoke rise through thesmokeholeis necessary.
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Thesmokeholewould be left open in the center.
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A hole left in the center of the covering served as a combined chimney/smokeholeand skylight.
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Asmokeholeopens above a central fireplace.
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Fires were constructed on the ground, and asmokeholein the top of the tent allowed the smoke to escape by convection.
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Thissmokeholewas often covered by a bullboat during inclement weather.
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The smoke escapes through thesmokeholein the top of the lavvu that is usually left open.
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He stole all of them, and a brand of fire also, and flew out of the longhouse through thesmokehole.
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Sami tents called a lavvu also have asmokeholefrom which smoke from a campfire is vented out the top.
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In a medieval hall, the hearth commonly stood in the middle of the hall, with the smoke rising through the room to asmokeholein the roof.
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Entrance to the housepit was made possible by a log ladder that emerged through an opening located somewhat centrally in the roof protruding through thesmokeholeof the roof.
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Occasionally a rough blanket is wrapped round thesmokeholeto make the opening smaller, but not to the point where smoke would be prevented from escaping.
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An opening atop the yurt, off to one side of the four posts and supported by the two beams served as asmokeholeand an entrance.
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For waterproofing, pieces of hide are thrown over the outer hatching, and in rainy weather, if a fire is not needed, even thesmokeholeis covered.
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Most earth lodges are circular in construction with a dome-like roof, often with a central or slightly offsetsmokeholeat the apex of the dome.
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Holes were made above the hearth to let out smoke, but such smoke holes also let in rain and snow.
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The living room had a central hearth, with smoke holes in the gable.
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