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1chute
noun \ˈshüt\
: a narrow tube or passage that things and people go down or through
Full Definition of CHUTE
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: an inclined plane, sloping channel, or passage down or through which things may pass : slide
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Variants of CHUTE
chute also shute \ˈshüt\
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Origin of CHUTE
French, from Old French, from cheoir to fall, from Latin cadere — more at chance
First Known Use: 1805
Other Geology Terms
2chute
verb
chut·edchut·ing
Definition of CHUTE
transitive verb
: to convey by a chute
intransitive verb
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: to go in or as if in a chute
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: to utilize a chute (as by passing ore down it)
First Known Use of CHUTE
1884
CHUTE[1] Defined for Kids
chute
noun \ˈshüt\
Definition of CHUTE for Kids
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: a tube or passage down or through which people slide or things are slid or dropped <a laundry chute> <Children slid down the chute.>
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