Definition of chute Chute
/ʃuˈt/ - [shut] - chute
We found 10 definitions of chute from 6 different sources.
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What does chute mean?
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NounPlural: chutes |
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| chute - sloping channel through which things can descend | ||
| slide, slideway, sloping trough | ||
| gutter, trough a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater | ||
| coal chute a chute for coal | ||
| runway a strip of level paved surface where planes can take off and land | ||
| skid an unexpected slide | ||
| chute - rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall | ||
| parachute | ||
| rescue equipment equipment used to rescue passengers in case of emergency | ||
| canopy a covering (usually of cloth) that serves as a roof to shelter an area from the weather | ||
| drogue chute, drogue parachute, drogue a small parachute that pulls the main parachute from its storage pack | ||
| drogue parachute a small parachute that pulls the main parachute from its storage pack | ||
| harness stable gear consisting of an arrangement of leather straps fitted to a draft animal so that it can be attached to and pull a cart | ||
| parasail parachute that will lift a person up into the air when it is towed by a motorboat or a car | ||
| ripcord a cord that is pulled to open a parachute from its pack during a descent | ||
| shroud a line that suspends the harness from the canopy of a parachute | ||
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| chute - jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute | ||
| parachute, jump | ||
| dive, plunk, plunge swim under water; "the children enjoyed diving and looking for shells" | ||
| glide move smoothly and effortlessly | ||
| descend, come down, go down, fall move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again" | ||
| sky dive, skydive jump from an airplane and perform various maneuvers before opening one's parachute | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- chute (n.)
A framework, trough, or tube, upon or through which objects are made to slide from a higher to a lower level, or through which water passes to a wheel. - chute (n.)
See Shoot.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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chute
shōōt, n. a waterfall, rapid: a channel down which to pass water, logs, rubbish, &c. [Fr. chute, a fall.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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chute
A fall of water or rapid; the word is much used in North America, wherever the nomenclature of the country retains traces of the early French settlers. (See SHOOT.)
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