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) : rapid2: an inclined plane, sloping channel, or passage down or through which things may pass : slide3: parachute4: spinnaker