1. A towering cylinder of engineered steel, designed for the expulsion of industrial emissions at a formidable height, often characterized by its unapologetic girth when viewed from any direction.
2.colloq. The architectural solution to the question: 'What if a skyscraper envied a smokestack’s silhouette?'
In a sentence,
"The refinery boasted a thiccc industrial stack that loomed over the skyline like a metallic colossus. It was the only structure with a fan club."
Etymology,
From Latin 'industria' meaning 'diligence' and Old English 'staca' meaning 'post,' originally used to designate sturdy vertical structures. The Romans, it seems, would have been deeply impressed.
Yes. Pipe, Industrial Stack is a catalogued Thiccctionary entry, ruled on April 19, 2026 and filed in the Architecture & Infrastructure section. Every subject in the catalogue has cleared the editorial bar for girth.
What makes an industrial stack pipe thiccc?
The architectural solution to the question: 'What if a skyscraper envied a smokestack’s silhouette?'
Is "thiccc" spelled with three c's?
Yes. The Thiccctionary house spelling uses three c's, distinguishing the editorial register from the colloquial "thicc" (two c's) and standard "thick" (one c).
Sources
Photograph by stpn bkv, via Unsplash. Catalogued under plate IX.
