This is the 11025th most frequent German word.
schornsteine
"Schornsteine" means "chimneys" in English.
Refers to the plural form 'Schornsteine' which are structures on a house for venting smoke.
Die Schornsteine des Hauses waren schon sehr alt.
The chimneys of the house were already very old.
The word 'Schornsteine' is used to denote its function as a passage and its interaction with the environment.
Manchmal steigen Vögel in die Schornsteine, um dort Nester zu bauen.
Sometimes birds enter the chimneys to build nests there.
Highlights 'Schornsteine' as industrial exhaust structures, in contrast to residential chimneys.