Main Entry: ¹chute

Variant(s): also shute \ˈshüt\

Function: noun

Etymology: French, from Old French, from cheoir to fall, from Latin cadere — more at chance

Date: 1805

1 a : fall 6b b : a quick descent (as in a river) : rapid
2 : an inclined plane, sloping channel, or passage down or through which things may pass : slide
3 : parachute
4 : spinnaker