USUKGeneral Englishneutral
- A cylindrical metal pipe used to carry smoke from a stove or heater to the outside; a chimney pipe.
USUKGeneral Englishneutralhistorical
- A tall, rigid top hat with straight sides and a flat crown, characteristic of nineteenth-century fashion; synonymous with 'stovepipe hat' when used alone.
USGeneral Englishtechnicaljargon
- A metaphor for an organizational or information system that is narrow, vertically isolated, or lacking horizontal communication; a channel through which information flows in a single, uncoordinated direction.
- To channel information or resources in a way that creates or reinforces such isolation (when used as a verb).
USGeneral Englishinformalspecialized
- A narrow, tubular object or feature that resembles a stovepipe in shape; used descriptively to indicate something tall, straight, and cylindrical.