stovepipe

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

Synonyms: stove pipe, stovepiped, stovepipes

Antonyms: stove pipe, stovepiped, stovepipes

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Noun

1. [[sheet-metal|Sheet-metal]] [[tubing]] used as a [[chimney]] for a stove or [[furnace]].
2. A [[channel]] for [[information]] which is [[compartmentalized]] in such a manner that some [[party|parties]] who might be interested in its use or able to make use of it are [[restrict]]ed from [[access]]ing it.
3. {{lb|en|clothing|nocat=1}} A [[stovepipe hat]].
4. {{lb|en|firearms}} A type of [[malfunction]] affecting [[breechloading]] firearms, where a spent [[cartridge]] [[casing]] fails to [[eject]] completely, instead becoming stuck in the firearm's ejection port, usually oriented [[vertical]]ly or nearly so.
5. {{lb|en|military slang|WWI|_|–|_|WWII}} A [[trench mortar]] such as the {{w|Stokes mortar}}.<ref>{{R:en:Lighter:1972|page=108}}</ref>

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive|idiomatic}} To [[collect]] or [[store]] ([[information]]) in a [[compartmentalized]] [[manner]], so that some parties who might be interested in its use or able to make use of it are [[restrict]]ed from [[access]]ing it.
2. {{lb|en|intransitive|firearms}} Of a [[cartridge]] [[case]], to become wedged [[vertically]] in the [[ejection]] port of a [[breechloading]] [[firearm]], rather than ejecting completely from the weapon.
3. {{lb|en|espionage}} To improperly share classified information or share such information without sufficient context.

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