What does "fireplace" mean?

An open hearth for holding a fire at the base of a chimney.

Fireplace

Common synonyms include: hearth, ancestral halls, chimney, chimney corner, coziness symbol, decorative hearth.

/ˈfaɪəpleɪs/ noun

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Noun

1
An open hearth for holding a fire at the base of a chimney.
"Sepia Delft tiles surrounded the fireplace, their crudely drawn Biblical scenes in faded cyclamen blending with the pinkish pine, while above them, instead of a mantelshelf, there was an archway high enough to form a balcony with slender balusters and a tapestry-hung wall behind."
2
an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built wordnet

"A chimney carries smoke from a fireplace to the outside."

From fire + place.